SMALL INTESTINE THREE —> HOUXI (HOE-SHE)
Take the “Back Stream” to the Governing Vessel
Small Intestine Channel:
This channel begins at the outside of our pinky fingers and travels up our lateral arms, into our shoulder blades, around our neck, and ending just in front of our ears.
Location: On the pinky border of the hand, in the substantial depression just below the head of the 5th metacarpal bone.
ACTIONS:
Benefits the neck and back
Alleviates pain
Treats malaria
Treats epilepsy
Calm the spirt by clearing Heat and opening the sensory orifices
Regulates an extraordinary channel that runs up the spine and over the head called the Du (or Governing) Channel
INICATIONS:
—> Stiff and painful neck with limited range of motion, headache, and shoulder pain
—> Malaria with night sweating, chills, fever, and jaundice
—> Epilepsy and disorders that swing from mania to depression
—> Tinnitus, painful or red eyes, leaking eyes, nosebleeds, toothache, cheek swelling or pain, and loss of voice from stroke
METHOD:
Find the point on your body and massage in a clockwise direction for 10-15 seconds. Take a big deep breath. Then massage in a counterclockwise direction for 10-15 seconds. Repeat these steps for 5-10 minutes, or until you begin to feel better.
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