SJ-23 Sizhukong - Silk Bamboo Hollow
More Spirit Names: Silk Bamboo Hole, Giant Bone Hole, Moon Bone Hole
| English: | Silken Bamboo Hollow |
| Also Known As: | Silken Bamboo Hole Silk Bamboo Hole Tiny Bamboo Hole |
Location
- Located in the depression lateral to the corner of the eyebrow.
- In the depression on the supraorbital margin, at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
Needling
- Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Transverse insertion, medially along the eyebrow or posteriorly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Transverse insertion, directed either posteriorly or toward Yuyao M-HN-6, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention.
Command Functions
Actions
- Eliminates Wind
- Alleviates pain
- Benefits the eyes
- Clears Fire from the head
- Lowers fever
- Extinguishes Interior Wind
Indications
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Combinations
| GB-8 | DU-20 | |
One-sided or generalized Wind headache that is difficult to cure | One-sided or generalized headache | One-sided or generalized head Wind |
SJ-22 | SJ-21 | |
Wind headache | Wind epilepsy with upward staring eyes | Toothache |
UB-2 | ||
Migraine headache | Facial paralysis | Red, swollen eyes |
Contraindications
- Use moxibustion with caution.
- According to several classical texts, moxibustion is forbidden on this point.
Notes
- This is an important local point for the treatment of headache and disorders of the eye, eyelid and eyebrow.
- This point may be bled.
- This point has a hollow sound when tapped.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | 'Bamboo' refers to the eyebrow, curved like a bamboo leaf drawn in a single calligraphy stroke. This is a spirit point on the Three Heater: silk is the finest substance, and it takes warmth right down into the hollow so heat can go in deep, for the person who is hot on the outside but whose essence is cold and wants warming. It is like blowing on nearly extinguished embers, and it can also calm a Fire that is raging beyond control. It integrates Heaven (silk), Man (bamboo) and Earth (hollow), balancing these three so a person can feel Fire on every level. The last point of the meridian, the outermost reach of the Fire element, brings that outer fire back into the person's depths, like bamboo drawing the energy of its flower back into its hollow core. Bamboo in the imperial palace stood for the empty Heart ready to receive every good and virtuous suggestion, as the Emperor should be ready to hear his ministers. |
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| Worsley | Ensures that we discover the strength of grace by accepting emptiness. Location: In the hollow at the outer end of the eyebrow, straight above GB-1. |
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