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| Large
Intestine Meridian
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Course#1
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(
1 )
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Index
finger (Shangyang, LI-1)
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(
2 )
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Wrist
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3 )
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Elbow
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4 )
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Shoulder
Joint
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5 )
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Governing
vessel at Dazhui (Gv-14)
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(
6 )
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Supraclavicular
Fossa (Quepen, ST-12)
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7 )
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Lung
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8 )
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Diaphragm
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(
9 )
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Large
intestine
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Course#2
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(
6 )
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Supraclavicular
fossa
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10 )
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Neck
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11 ) |
Cheek
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12 ) |
Lower
Gum |
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13 ) |
Renzhong
(Gv-26) |
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14 ) |
Side of the nose
(Yingxiang, LI-20) |
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B.
Related Viscera
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Large intestine
(Pertaining Organ), lung, and stomach.
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C.
Acupoints
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LI
1
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Location
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On
the radial side of the index finger,
about 0.1 cun posterior to the
corner of the nail.
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Indication
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Toothache,
sore throat, swelling of the submandibular
region, numbness of the fingers,
febrile diseases with anhydrosis,
loss of consiousness.
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Notes
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Allaies
fever from body-surface,
cleans lung, benefits the
pharynx
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LI
2
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Location
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On
the radial side of the index finger,
distal to the metacarpal-phalangeal
joint, at the junction of the
red and white skin.
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Indication
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Sore
throat, facial palsy, epistaxis,
dizziness, toothache, pain in
the shoulder and arm, febrile
diseases.
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Notes
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Disperses
pathogenic heat, benefits
the throat
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LI
3
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Location
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When
a loose fist is made, the point
is on the radial side of the index
finger, in the depression proximal
to the head of the second metacarpal
bone.
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Indication
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Sore
throat, lower toothache, eyeache,
dry mouth, epistaxis, reddness
and swelling of fingers and the
dorsum of the hand.
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Notes
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Drains
pathogenic heat, benefits
the pharynx, regulates the
function of the viscera
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L1
4
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Location
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On
the dorsum of the hand, betwen
the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones,
approximately in the middle of
the 2nd metacarpal bone on the
radial side.
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Indication
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Tetany,
facial palsy, pain in head or
neck, redness, epistaxis, nasal
obstruction, rhinorhhea, toothache,
sore throat, parotitis, trismus,
febrile diseases with anhidrosis,
hidrosis, poor vison, epilepsy
in child.
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Notes
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Disperses
wind, relieves the exterior,
suppresses pain, regulates
stomach & bowels, clears
and drains lung-qi.
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LU
5
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Location
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On
the radial side of the wrist.
When the thumb is tilted upward,
it is in the depression between
the tendons of m. extensor pollicus
longus and brevis.
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Indication
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Headache,
redness, pain and swelling of
the eye, toothache, sore throat,
pain of the wrist.
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Notes
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Dispells
pathogenic wind, drains
fire, disperses pathogenic
heat in yangming.
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LI
6
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Location
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With
the elbow flexed and the radial
side of the arm upward, the point
is on the line joining LI 5 and
LI 11, 3 cun above LI 5.
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Indication
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Redness
of the eye, tinnitus, deafness,
epistaxis, aching of the hand
and arm, sore throat, edema.
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Notes
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Clears
lung-qi, regulates body
fluid system, opens meridians
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LI
7
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Location
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With
the elbow flexed, and the radial
side of the arm upward, the point
is on the line from LI 5 to LI
11, 5 cun above LI 5.
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Indication
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Headache,
swelling of the face, sore throat,
borborygmus, abdominal pain, aching
of the shoulder and arm.
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Notes
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Clears
pathogenic heat, regulates
bowels
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LI
8
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Location
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On
the line Joining LI 5 and LI 11,
8 cun above LI 5. (Or 4 cun below
LI 11.)
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Indication
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Abdominal
pain, borborygmus, pain in the
elbow and arm, motor impairment
of the upper limbs.
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LI
9
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Location
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On
the line joining LI 5 and LI 11,
9 cun above LI 5. (or 3 cun below
LI 11.)
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Indication
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Aching
of the shoulder and arm, motor
impairment of the upper limbs,
numbness of the hand and arm,
borborygmus, abdominal pain.
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LI
10
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Location
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On
the line joining LI 5 and LI 11,
10 cun above LI 5. (or 2 cun below
LI 11.)
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Indication
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Spasmodic
pain of arm and elbow, toothache,
scrofula, swelling of the cheek,
hemaiplagia, diarrhea, indigestion,
deviation of the eye and mouth.
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Notes
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Dispells
pathogenic wind, opens collaterals,
regulates stomach and benefits
bowels.
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LI
11
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Location
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When
the elbow is flexed, the point
is in the depression at the lateral
end of the transverse cubital
crease, midway betwen L 5 and
the lateral epicondyle of the
humerus.
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Indication
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Sore
throat, toothache, redness and
pain of the eye, scrofula, urticaria,
motion impairment of the upper
extremities, abdominal pain, vomiting,
diarrhea, febrile diseases. Clears
the exterior, eliminates wind,
cools heat, alleviates dampness,
regulates blood.
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Notes
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Cools
heat, eliminates wind &
dampness, benefits joints,
regulates qi & blood.
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LI
12
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Location
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When
the elbow is flexed, the point
is superior to the lateral epicondyle
of the humerus, about 1 cun supero-lateral
to LI 11, on the medial border
of the humerus.
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Indication
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Pain,
numbness and contracture of the
the elbow and arm.
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LI
13
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Location
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Superior
to the lateral epicondyle of the
humerus, on the line joining LI
11 and LI 15, 3 cun above LI 11.
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Indication
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Spasmodic
pain of the elbow and arm, spitting
of blood, scrofula.
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LI
14
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Location
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Located
on line joining LI-11 and LI-15,
7 cun above LI 11 on the radial
side of humerus, superior to lower
end of m.deltoideus.
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Indication
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Weakness
and pain in the shoulder & arm,
rigidity of the neck, eye disease,
scrofula.
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Notes
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Clears
the channels and vision.
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LI
15
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