Atlas of Acupuncture

4.2 The Large Intestine Channel System – Hand yangming(shou yang ming jing luo)

Location

On the index finger, 0.1 cun from the radial corner of the nail.

How to find

This point is located where two tangents bordering the nail of

the index finger medially and proximally cross, approximately

0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.

Needling

0.2–0.3 cun vertically or obliquely in a proximal direction.

Avoid needling the perionychium. For acute disorders (pain,

inflammation), prick to bleed with needle, lancet or three-edged

needle.

Actions/Indications

● Expels pathogenic factors and opens the channel

● Frees the senses

Special features

Jing-well point, Metal point, benpoint (Five Phases), entry point

according to some authors.

Shang Yang SHANGYANG L.I.-1

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L.I.-1

L.I.-1

L.I.-2

L.I.-3

T.B.-1

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T.B.-3

Ex-UE-8

Ex-UE-9

(baxie)

Ex-UE-9

(baxie)

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