Class Three: Large Intestine

Question 1

LI 3 / San Jian

Use:

Answer 1

Wood Point, Shu Stream, Alternative to LI 4

Treats redness and swelling of the fingers
Dispels exterior wind
Clears heat
Brightens the eyes

Used for treating toothache and sore throat

Question 2

LI 4 / Hegu

Use:

Answer 2

PAIN, Yuan Source Point, Command Point for the Face and Mouth, Moves the Qi

Contraindicated with pregnanacy

Source point on a Yang channel treats excess and acute conditions
Source point on a Yang Ming channel which has more qi and blood in their network; signifigant influence on moving qi and blood
Moves qi and blood along the face; command point of the face
Used with Liver 3 to help harmonize Yin-Yang, Hun-Po, Qi-Blood

Treats pain
Releases the exterior
Used for heat
Moves qi
Command point of the face
Consolidates the exterior
Treats nasal conditions
Used for treating deafness
Frees gastrointestinal down bearing
Removes obstructions from the channel
Quiets the spirit
Used for treating toothache, headache, or pain anywhere in the body
Used for treating bowel ailments

Clears heat, takes edema from the legs and brings to the stomach (St 36)

Question 3

LI 10 / Shousanli (Arm Three Miles)

Use:

Answer 3

Meeting place for 3 jiaos (Upper Jiao), used in treating shoulder/arm

Tonifies qi of the upper limbs
Used for shoulder and back pain
Tonifies the Upper Jiao

Question 4

LI 11 / Quchi

Use:

Answer 4

Used for treating HEAT (blood, dampness, wind), Earth, Tonification, He Sea

Used for treating heat (interior or exterior)
Addresses damp heat
Cools heat in the blood
Used for exterior heat
Treats hypertension
Used for pain in the upper limb
Used with Stomach 36 for Yang Ming conditions; can build qi and blood

Treats scrofula, uticaria, yeast infection, hypertension, sore throat, toothache, and vomiting

Question 5

L 15 / Jianyu

Use:

Answer 5

Used for shoulder pain

Used for treatment of any kind of pain of the shoulder and arm
Helps with motor impairment of the upper limb
Promotes circulation of the qi in channels

Stops pain
Benefits local sinews

Used for treatment of rubella and scrofula

Question 6

LI 20 / Yingxiang

Use:

Answer 6

Used for all nasal problems, treats deviation of the mouth

Assists with all nasal problems
Addresses deviation of the mouth
Dispels exterior wind influencing the nasal area

Treats hyposmia, epistaxis, and rhinorrhea