Name
少海
- Shao Hai
- Little Sea (Shao Yin Sea)
Location
When flexing the elbow, the point is located in the depression between the inner end of the transverse cubital crease and the medial epicondyle.
Nature
- He-Sea Points
- Water point
Actions
- Regulates Water and Fire: in case of Heart and Kidney Disharmony. If there is Yin deficiency and Fire excess: menopause, nervousness, insomnia, sweating, night Heat
- Tremors: (Wind and Fire) Parkinson's, hand numbness, precordial pain
- Tinnitus from internal causes. Such as from nervousness
- Neck pain, stiffness (chronic), cervical pain with difficulty of movement, cervicalgia, back pain (Tai Yang zone)
- Calms the Shen: nervousness, manic agitation (Dian Kuan), panic attack LI-4 + HT-3 + GV-14
Comments
- Lowers Fire and tonifies Yin
- Unblocks Heart channel
- Regulates blood vessels
- Resolves Phlegm
- Calms the Shen
Treatment
- Needling: 0.3-0.5 cun