Large Intestine Channel

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Dyspnoea with inability to walk: Shanglian L.I.-9,
Qimen LIV-14 and Zhongwan REN-12 (Great
Compendium).
3 cun 9 cun
Yangxi L.I.-5
Quchi L.I.-11
Shanglian L.I.-9
SHANGLIAN L.I.-9
Upper Angle
LOCATION
On the radial side of the forearm, 3 cun distal to
Quchi L.I.-11, on the line connecting Quchi L.I.-11
with Yangxi L.I.-5.
LOCATION NOTE
i. Locate with the elbow flexed and with the radial side of
the arm upwards; ii. Divide the distance between Yangxi
L.I.-5 and Quchi L.I.-11 into half, and then halve the
distance between this midpoint and Quchi L.I.-11.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
ACTIONS
Harmonises the Large Intestine
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Borborygmus, Large Intestine qi stagnation, abdo-
minal pain, difficult and dark urination.
Chest pain, dyspnoea, brain wind, headache.
Pain or numbness of the shoulder, elbow and arm,
numbness of the limbs, hemiplegia from windstroke,
cold sensation of the bone marrow.
COMMENTARY
See discussion of Xialian L.I.-8 above.
COMBINATIONS
Fullness of the abdomen and lateral costal region:
Shanglian L.I.-9, Yanglingquan GB-34 and Zulinqi
GB-41 (Great Compendium).
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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