會宗 : Huizong : Ancestral Meeting

Classifications:

Xi-Cleft point

Location:

3 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, level with and on the ulnar side of Zhigou SJ-6, in the depression between the ulna and the extensor digitorum communis muscle.

Needling:

Slightly oblique insertion towards the ulnar side of oblique proximal or distal insertion towards the elbow or wrist respectively 0.5 - 1.5 cun

Classical Needling:

"The Shaoyang usually has little Blood and much Qi" (Su Wen 素問 ch. 24) implying this channel should normally be needled.
"The hand Yin and Yang receive their Qi via nearby paths so their Qi arrive swiftly. The depth of piercing must not exceed 2 fen and must not remain inserted for longer than one exhalation" (Ling Shu 靈樞 ch. 12).
"It is needled to a depth of three fen and moxaed with three cones" (Huangfu Mi 皇甫謐, 3rd Century, Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing 針灸甲乙經).

TCM Actions:

Clears the San Jiao channel and benefits the ears

TCM Indications:

• Deafness, tinnitus, epilepsy, pain of the skin and flesh.

I Ching Hexagram:

䷸ Xun 巽 Gentle Wind

Shared with Ximen Pc-4. Balanced by ䷲ (Dadun Liv-1 or Zulinqi GB-41).

Hexagram attributions are my own with an explanation given in the glossary.

Neuroanatomy:

Superficial Innervation: Posterior cutaneous nerve of the forearm from C5 - C8

Dermatome Segment: C7, C8

Martial Applications & Effects of Injury:

See Montaigue, Dim Mak Locations, Taijiworld.com for explanation of effects.

Major Combinations:

• Impaired hearing and deafness:
    Huizhong SJ-7 with Waiguan SJ-5
    (Sun Simiao, 孫思邈, 625: Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang, 備急千金要方, Essential Prescriptions Worth A Thousand Gold).
  
  
• Deafness:
    Huizhong SJ-7 with Yifeng SJ-17 and Xiaguan St-7
    (Haungfu Mi, 皇甫謐, 282: Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing, 針灸甲乙經, Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion).

Reference Notes:

Basic information on location, needle depth, TCM actions, indications and combinations is taken from Deadman et al (2001): A Manual of Acupuncture with additional anatomical information researched by reference to Gray's Anatomy (38th Ed., 1995) unless otherwise referenced. Images were found on acupunctureschoolonline.com and can be traced back to Claudia Focks (2008) Atlas of Acupuncture originally. I cannot claim any credit or rights over them. Other sources should be quoted in the text.

For some of the more unusual terms I have created a glossary here