NAME
SHOUWULI
LOCATION
On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu, 3 cun above LI-11 Quchi.
On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to LI-11 Quchi. on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu.
Note: locate approximately one hand breadth superior to LI-11 Quchi in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii and the humerus or locate one third the distance between LI-11 Quchi and the axillary fold.
NEEDLING
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: avoid hitting the artery.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Alleviates coughing
Regulates Qi
Drains Damp
Transforms Phlegm
INDICATIONS
Contracture and pain of the elbow and arm
Scrofula
Cough
Difficulty breathing
Hematemesis
Desire to sleep
Inability to move the four limbs
Malaria
Blurred vision
Fear and fright
Pneumonia
Pain and numbness of the elbow and upper arm
Inability to raise the arm
Shoulder pain
Wind-taxation with fear and fright
Diminished Qi
A yellow body with intermittent low-grade fever
Fullness and distention below the Heart
Hemoptysis
Peritonitis
COMBINATIONS
| LI-14 Binao | ST-9 Renying | |
| Scrofula | Scrofula (moxa both points thirty times) |