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POINT: LI-6 (LARGE INTESTINE-6)

English: Veering Passage
Also Known As: Slanting Passage
Deviated Passage
Partial Order
Side Passage
Page History
Side Path
Inclined Passage
Deflected Passage
  • Located 3 cun proximal to LI-5 Yangxi on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi.
  • 3 cun above LI-5 Yangxi on the forearm.
  • With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi, 3 cun above the crease of the wrist.
    Note: to locate this point, divide the distance between LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi in half and then halve the distance between the midpoint and LI-5 Yangxi.
  • Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly or obliquely 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Luo-Connecting point
  • Expels Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Opens and regulates the water passages
  • Edema of the face and hands
  • Manic-depression
  • Tonsillitis
  • Throat Dryness
  • Soreness and numbness of the throat
  • Hand and arm aches and pains
  • Neuralgia of the forearm
  • Retention of feces
  • Anxiety
  • Fears
  • Threatened suicide
  • Insanity
  • Itching of the hand and arm
  • Swelling of the cheek
  • Difficult urination
  • Ascites
  • Obstruction of the diaphragm
  • Borborygmus with edema
  • Wind Attack wit6h anhidrosis
  • Manic raving
  • Seizures
  • Facial paralysis
  • Upper body edema
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Dim vision
  • Deviation of the mouth
  • Constipation due to Excess Heat
  • Epistaxis
  • Urinary retention
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Redness and pain of the eyes
  • Toothache
  • Tooth decay
  • Cold teeth
  • Blurred vision
  • Rhinitis
  • Throat Bi
  • Malaria
  • Wrist pain
  • Elbow and upper arm pain

LI-5
Yangxi
LI-1
Shangyang
UB-8
Luoque

SI-4
Wangu
SI-2
Qiangu

SI-2
Qiangu
SI-3
Houxi

UB-23
Shenshu

GB-2
Tinghui

Tinnitus

Deafness

Deafness due to Kidney Deficiency

LI-4
Hegu
LI-3
Sanjian
UB-60
Kunlun
UB-66
Zutonggu

HT-1
Jiquan
LU-9
Taiyuan
LIV-3
Taichong
REN-22
Tiantu

LI-10
Shousanli

Rhinitis with epistaxis

Dry throat

Soreness and pain of the elbow and fore with difficulty in flexion and extension

  • This point is mostly used to open the Lung water passages.
  • It is known as "the mental tone" point.