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Small Intestine Meridian (SI)

Hand Great Yang · Fire Element · Coupled with Heart

Pathway

Begins on ulnar side of little finger nail (SI 1), flows down arm along medial dorsal side to back of shoulder. Takes zigzag path over scapula, turns to side of face, ends in front of ear (SI 19). Inner branch enters supraclavicular fossa, flows to Heart, Stomach and Small Intestine. Upper branch enters ear, reaches inner canthus (connects with UB 1).

Energy-Balancing Points

Tonification

SI 3

Sedation

SI 8

Luo-Connecting

SI 7

Yuan-Source

SI 4

Xi-Cleft

SI 6

Horary

SI 5

Mu-Front

Ren 4

Back-Shu

UB 27

Key Points

Organ Clock

Peak Energy: 1–3 PM · Minimum Energy: 1–3 AM

Interactive Point Tracer

1–3 PM
Fire
Heart

Coupled meridian: Heart (Yin) ⇄ Small Intestine (Yang). The Luo-connecting point links them.

Reflect

Do you feel mental fog at 1-3 PM? What are you struggling to sort — what belongs to you and what doesn't?