LI-05 (Yang Xi) Yang Ravine - Acupuncture point on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming

"The Heart controls the Blood Vessels"

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Lg. Intestine Channel

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Acu Point LI-05 (Yang Xi) Yang Ravine

Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming

Jing-River & Fire Point

Actions:

Clears heat and alleviates pain
Clears yangming fire
Calms the spirit
Benefits the wrist joint

Indications:

Headache, redness, pain and swelling of the eye, toothache, sore throat, pain of the wrist.

Location (CAM):

On the radial side of the wrist. When the thumb is tilted upward, it is in the depression between the tendons m. extensor pollicis longus and brevis.

Location (AMOA):

On the radial side of the wrist, in the centre of the hollow formed by the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical snuffbox).

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

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References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM