Categories: point Location Indications

Chinese Medicine LARGE INTESTINE – Hand Yang Ming Acupuncture Meridian

LI 1 – toothache, sore throat, Heat diseases

Location (shangyang): on the radial side of the index finger, 1 fen proximal to the corner of the nail.

LI 4 – [Command points of face & mouth, Yuan-source] headache, red sore eyes, nosebleed, sore throat, facial paralysis,

menstrual block, diarrhea &/or constipation

Location (hegu): when squeezing thumb against index finger, it is the highest points on the bulge, needled close to the 2^nd metacarpal bone.

LI 5 – headache, red sore eyes, toothache, sore throat, deafness/ tinnitus

Location (yangxi): on the wrist line between the 2 tendons connected to the thumb (extensor pollicis brevis & extensor pollicis longus).

LI 6 – [Connect to LU] edema, inhibited urine, nosebleed, deafness

Location (pianli): one quarter of the way between the line connecting LI 5 & LI 11.

LI 7 – [Xi-Cleft] headache, facial swelling, abdominal pain

Location (wenliu): on the line connecting LI 5 & LI 11, 2 cun above LI 6.

LI 10 – abdominal pain, vomit, diarrhea

Location (shousanli): 2 cun below LI 11

LI 11 – [Ghost points] sore throat, clear Heat, vomit, dysentry

Location (quchi): at the end of the lateral crease of the elbow when flexed.

LI 14 – [meet w/ SI & BL] local, scrofula

Location (binao): at the distal insertion of the deltoid (where it comes to a points on the humerus)

LI 15 – local, scrofula

Location (jianyu): directly below the anterior border of the acromion, where a depression is formed when the arm is abducted.

LI 16 – local, scrofula

Location (jugu): in the triangle depression between the acromial extremity of the clavicle & the spine of the scapula.

LI 20 – nasal congestion/bleeding, facial paralysis & swelling

Location (yingxiang): in the naso-labial groove, at the level of the midpoints of the lateral border of the ala nasi (flared/winged part of nostril)

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Lorna McFadden, DCH

I have been a certified dental assistant for the past 16 years. Over that time I have been interested in many of the healing arts. In 1993, I became a reflexologist and continued to study other forms of alternative health. My passion for Homeopathy began when I was treated by a homeopath in 1998. I really resonated with the philosophy and treatment of homeopathy. Only after a few consultations I knew I had to become involved and help heal others. With restored health and a great deal of energy, I am driven to study this wonderful healing art. I have successfully completed the first milestone in my homeopathic career by graduating from the Vancouver Homeopathic Academy. I hope to write my Certification of Classical Homeopathy in the next few years. I am a member of the West Coast Homeopathic Society and regularly attend study sessions to stay updated and educated. I also attend local trade shows and educate the public on Homeopathy. I am recently married and reside in Langley with two cats and a golden retriever named Montana. My animals are wonderful homeopathic patients.