The Hand Sun Small Intestine Meridian begins at the Shaosawa Point at the ulnar lateral end of the little finger of the hand, runs along the posterior edge of the lateral margin of the upper limb, reaches the shoulder, travels upward to the face of the head, and downward belongs to the Small Intestine and liaises with the Heart.
The Hand Sun Small Intestine meridian starts from the ulnar end of the little finger of the hand, travels along the dorsum of the hand to the wrist, reaches the head of the ulnar head, travels upward along the posterior margin of the lateral edge of the forearm, reaches the shoulder joint, meets at the point of the great vertebrae, enters the area of the notched basin downward, connects with the Heart, continues downward along the esophagus, passes through the diaphragm, reaches the gastric area, and belongs to the Small Intestine.
A branch of the Hand Sun Small Intestine meridian branches off from the Defective Basin and travels along the neck, up to the cheeks, to the canthus of the eye, and finally backward into the ear. Another branch meridian, branching out from the cheek area, travels upward to the infraorbital area, reaches the side of the nose, reaches the inner canthus of the eye, and finally travels diagonally to the zygomatic bone area.
Acupuncture points of the Hand Sun Small Intestine meridian can treat headache, vertigo and other disorders of the five senses of the head and face; fever; epileptic mania and other neurological disorders; pain in the shoulder and arm and other disorders of the meridian’s circulation area.