NCCAOM Large Intestine Points Flashcards
Li4: Special Properties
Yuan-Source point
Command point of face
Entry
Li6: Special Properties
Luo-Connecting Point
Li11: Special Properties
He-Sea point
Li20: Special Properties
Exit
Li4: Location
On the dorsum of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal, approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side
Li6: Location
with the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining Yangxi (Li5) and Quchi (Li11), 3 cun above the crease of wrist
Li11: Location
when the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression at the end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between Chize (Lu5) and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus
Li20: Location
in the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of ali nasi
Li4: Actions
1) Regulates the defensive Qi and adjusts sweating
2) expels wind and releases the exterior
3) regulates the face, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears
4) Activates the channel and alleviates pain
5) Induces labor
6) Restores the Yang
Li6: Actions
1) Expels wind and clears heat
2) Opens and regulates the water passages
Li11: Actions
1) Clears Heat
2) Cools the blood
3) Eliminates Wind
4) drains damp and alleviates itching
5) regulates Qi and blood
6) Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Li20: Actions
1) Opens the nasal passages
2) Expels wind and clears heat
Li4: Indications
1) Clears exterior and interior wind
2) Stops Pain
3) Command point of face
4) Clears the nose
5) Contra-indicated during pregnancy
Li6: Indications
1) Water wind invasion (Yang edema)
Li11: Indications
1) Organ Heat
2) Wind heat
3) Blood heat
4) Toxic Heat
5) Deficiency Heat
