LI Channel of the Hand Yang Ming: individual points Indications

Question 1

LI1 Shang Yang

Answer 1

Throat painful obstruction, toothache of the lower jaw, pain of the lower cheek, swelling of the submandibular region, dry mouth, deafness, tinnitus.

• Loss of consciousness from windstroke, loss of consciousness, qi fullness of the chest radiating to the lateral costal region, dyspnea and cough, febrile disease with absence of sweating, hot malaria.
• Pain of the shoulder and back that radiates to the supraclavicular fossa, numbness and heat of the fingers.

Question 2

LI2 Er Jian

Answer 2

Toothache, pain and swelling of the lower cheek, acute weeping eczema of the face, deviation of the mouth and eye, nosebleed, rhinitis, throat painful obstruction, dry mouth, cloudy vision, eye diseases, yellow eyes.
- Febrile disease, cold shivering, acute food stagnation.
- Injury by cold with water binding the chest and lateral costal region, propensity to fright, somnolence.
- Pain and stiffness of the shoulder and back, cold and pain at the point Jianyu L.1.-15.

Question 3

LI3 San Jian

Answer 3

Throat painful obstruction, obstruction of the throat, toothache of the lower jaw, pain from decaying teeth, tongue thrusting, acute eye pain, dry scorched lips and mouth, nosebleed, rhinitis, tinnitus, dulls and fever.

• Cold or damp (dong) diarrhea, borborygmus, somnolence, injury by cold with water binding the chest and lateral costal region, fright, fullness of the chest, malaria.
• Acute stiff neck, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand, difficulty in flexing and extending the fingers.

Question 4

Li4 He Gu Joining Valley

Answer 4

Exterior wind-cold pattern, chills and fever, injury by cold with great thirst, copious sweating, absence of sweating, febrile disease with absence of sweating, floating pulse.

• Headache, one-sided headache, headache of the whole head, hypertension.
• Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, dimness of vision, superficial visual obstruction.
• Nosebleed, nasal congestion and discharge, rhinitis, sneezing.
• Toothache or pain of tooth decay in the lower jaw, mouth ulcers, lotus flower tongue, cracked tongue, rigid tongue, lips do not close, tightness of the lips.
• Throat painful obstruction, childhood throat moth, mumps, loss of voice.
- Swelling of the face, deviation of the face and mouth, lockjaw, deafness, tinnitus.
- Amenorrhea, prolonged labor, delayed labor, retention of dead fetus.
- Dysenteric disorder, childhood nutritional impairment, childhood fright wind, wind rash, malaria, mania.
• Painful obstruction and atrophy disorder of the four limbs, hemiplegia, pain of the sinews and bones, pain of the arm, contraction of the fingers, pain of the lumbar spine.

Question 5

LI5 Yang Xi Yang Stream

Answer 5

Rhinitis, nosebleed, tinnitus, deafness, ear pain, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, superficial visual obstruction, lacrimation, toothache, pain from tooth decay, headache, chronic headache, frontal headache, throat painful obstruction, pain of the root of the tongue.

Mania-depression, febrile disease with agitation of the heart, manic raving, propensity to laughters being ghosts, fright.

Cold cough, vomiting of foam, urticaria, malaria, fever with absence of sweating.

Weakness and pain of the wrist, contraction of the five fingers, heat in the palms, difficulty in raising the elbow.

Question 6

LI6 Pian Li Veering passage

Answer 6

Tinnitus, deafness, toothache, tooth decay, cold teeth, redness and pain of the eyes, dimness of vision, blurred vision, rhinitis, nosebleed, dry throat, throat painful obstruction, deviation of the mouth, swelling of the cheek.

Difficult urination, edema, ascites, obstructing of the diaphragm, borborygmus with edema, attack by wind with absence of sweating.

Malaria, manic raving.

Pain of the wrist, elbow and upper arm.

Question 7

LI7 Wen Liu Warm flow

Answer 7

Headache, deviation of the face and mouth, redness, swelling and pain of the face, clove sores, carbuncle and furuncle, pain of the teeth and mouth, tongue thrusting, throat painful obstruction with loss of voice.

Borborygmus with abdominal pain, abdominal distention, vomiting of watery saliva and foam, sudden swelling of the four limbs.
Frequent laugher, raving, seeing ghosts.
Pain and difficulty in raising the shoulder and arm.

Question 8

Li8 Xia Lian Lower angle

Answer 8

Abdominal pain, lower abdominal distention, fullness and pain of the abdomen and lateral costal region, periumbilical pain, insufficiency of small intestine qi, diarrhea containing undigested food, blood in the stool and dark urine.
Headache, head wind, dizziness, pain of the eye, dry lips with drooling, breast abscess, dyspnea.
Manic raving, mad walking.
Hemiplegia, wind damp painful obstruction, cold painful obstruction, pain of the elbow and arm.

Question 9

LI9 Shang Lian Upper angle

Answer 9

Borborygmus, large intestine qi stagnation, abdominal pain, difficult and dark urination.
Chest pain, dyspnea, brain wind, headache.
Pain or numbness of the shoulder, elbow and arm, numbness of the limbs, hemiplegia from wingstroke, cold sensation of the bone marrow.

Question 10

Li10 Shou san li Arm three miles

Answer 10

Pain and immobility of the arm and shoulder, wingstroke, paralysis of the arm, numbness of the arm, atrophy disorder, hemiplegia, contraction and inflexibility below the elbow, lumbar pain with inability to lie down.
Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, periodic sensation of cold in the intestines, sudden turmoil disorder.
Toothache with swelling of the cheek, deviation of the mouth, loss of voice and scrofula.

Question 11

LI11 Qu Chi Pool at the crook

Answer 11

High fever that does not recede, injury by cold with residual fever that does not recede, thirst with sweating on drinking and dry and hot skin when one does not drink, malaria.
Throat painful obstruction, loss of voice, toothache, redness and pain of the eyes, lacrimation, pain in the front of the ear.
Agitation and oppression of the chest, manic disorders, poor memory, tongue thrusting, dizziness, hypertension, goiter, scrofula, Erysipelas (cinnabar toxin), urticaria, wind rash, dry skin, scaly skin, itching of the skin, shingles, pain and itching of the whole body as if better by infections, clove sores on the back.
Distention and pain in the abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, amenorrhea, numbness of the upper arm, painful obstruction, wind painful obstruction, hemiplegia, clonic spasm, contraction, immobility and pain of the elbow and shoulder, emaciation and weakness of the elbow, redness and swelling of the arm, atrophy disorder of the lower limbs, pain and swelling of the ankle.