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LI13 · 手阳明大肠经

Shouwuli shǒu wǔ lǐ · 手五里

Location. On the lateral aspect of the arm, on the line from LI11 to LI15, 3 cun superior to LI11.

A Large Intestine point of the upper arm, classically recorded in relation to the elbow and arm.

定位。在臂外侧,曲池与肩髃连线上,曲池上 3 寸。

大肠经上臂部腧穴;经典记载与肘臂相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Classical texts carry a caution against deep needling here because of the vessels and nerve running at this level of the arm.

Other points on the Hand Yangming Large Intestine

19 related entries.

HeguLI4 · 合谷ShousanliLI10 · 手三里QuchiLI11 · 曲池JianyuLI15 · 肩髃YingxiangLI20 · 迎香ShangyangLI1 · 商阳ErjianLI2 · 二间SanjianLI3 · 三间YangxiLI5 · 阳溪PianliLI6 · 偏历WenliuLI7 · 温溜XialianLI8 · 下廉ShanglianLI9 · 上廉ZhouliaoLI12 · 肘髎BinaoLI14 · 臂臑JuguLI16 · 巨骨TiandingLI17 · 天鼎FutuLI18 · 扶突KouheliaoLI19 · 口禾髎

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