NAME
SHANGLIAN
LOCATION
On the radial side of the forearm, 3 cun distal to LI-11 Quchi, on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi with LI-5 Yangxi.
Note: Locate with the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upwards.
Note: divide the distance between LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi into half, and then halve the distance between this midpoint and LI-11 Quchi.
3 cun below LI-11 Quchi, on the forearm.
On the line joining on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi with LI-5 Yangxi, 3 cun below the cubital crease.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Harmonizes the Large Intestine
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Borborygmus
Large Intestine Qi Stagnation
Abdominal pain
Difficult urination
Dark urine
Numbness of the limbs
Hemiplegia from Wind-stroke
Sprain
Swollen, arthritic or rheumatic knees
Paralysis or atony of the Bladder
Chest pain
Dyspnea
Brain Wind
Headache
Pain or numbness of the shoulder, elbow and arm
Cold sensation of the bone marrow
Motor impairment of the upper limbs
Gonorrhea
Cold feeling in the bones
COMBINATIONS
| GB-34 Yanglingquan GB-41 Zulinqi | LIV-14 Qimen REN-12 Zhongwan | |
| Fullness of the abdomen and lateral costal region | Dyspnea with inability to walk |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
LI-8 Xialian and LI-9 Shanglian are a reflection on the arm of ST-39 Xiajuxu and ST-37 Shangjuxu on the leg. If this point is spontaneously tender, it means you have ******brain fatigue******.