{
  "id": "SI8",
  "name": {
    "en": "Xiaohai",
    "gloss": "Small Sea",
    "zh-Hant": "小海",
    "zh-Hans": "小海"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "SI",
    "order": 8,
    "of": 19
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "Elbow slightly bent: in the groove between the point of the elbow and the bony knob on its inner side."
  },
  "for": [
    "elbow and arm pain",
    "numbness down the arm"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Light finger pad, one minute each arm; ease off if it tingles toward the little finger.",
    "seconds": 60,
    "sides": "both"
  },
  "cautions": [
    "The funny-bone nerve lies in this groove: gentle pressure only, never hard."
  ],
  "source": "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing, book 3",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/si8",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}