T.88.17

Si Ma Zhong

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駟馬中 (Sì Mǎ Zhōng) — Four Horses Middle

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位) · point 88.17

Traditionally used for

Ears & hearing
Nose & throat
Cough & breathing
Skin

Location

On the lateral aspect of the thigh, 7.5 cun above the upper border of the patella, on the line running down the middle of the lateral thigh.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: T.88.17 · Thigh — Fig. — T.88.17 · Thigh After Albinus, 1747

The femur — Gray's Anatomy plate — The femur Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Marker hidden while its position on this plate is re-checked.

3D view

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Needling

Depth: 1.5–2.5 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Regulates and strengthens the Lung
Benefits the skin
Regulates the nose

Indications

Skin disorders — eczema, psoriasis, acne, urticaria — a primary indicationallergic rhinitis and sinusitisasthma, cough and bronchitisrib and flank paintinnitus and deafnesslymphadenopathyshingles and post-herpetic pain

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 8 — Thigh (八八部位)

Correspondence: Images the Lung. The Si Ma ('Four Horses') trio on the lateral thigh is Tung's principal Lung and skin group.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.88.18, T.88.19

Clinical Notes

The three Si Ma points are needled together as a Dao Ma and are the single most-used combination in the Tung system for dermatological complaints — the Lung governing the skin.

Combinations Using This Point

Si Ma — The Four Horses

Three points down the lateral thigh — the Tung system's principal treatment for skin disease, working through the Lung.

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