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Large Intestine
The Large Intestine Meridian Hand Yang Ming
Term | Definition |
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LI 1 | On the radial side on the index finger, 0.1 cun posterior to the nail |
LI 2 | On the radial side of the index finger, distal to the metacarpal phalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin. |
LI 3 | When a loose fist is made, the point is on the radial side of the index finger, in the depression proximal to the head of the 2nd metacarpal bone. |
LI 4 | On the dorsum of the hand, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone, on the radial side. |
LI 5 | On the radial side of the wrist. When the thumb is tilted upward, it is in the depression between the tendons of m. extensor pollicus longus and extensor pollicus brevis. |
LI 6 | With elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining LI 5 and LI 11, 3 cun above LI 5 |
LI 7 | With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line joining LI 5 and LI 11, 5 cun above LI 5 |
LI 8 | On the line joining LI 5 and LI 11, 4 cun below LI 11 |
LI 9 | On the line joining LI 5 and LI 11, 3 cun below LI 11 |
LI 10 | On the line joining LI 5 and LI 11, 2 cun below LI 11 |
LI 11 | When the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between LU 5 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. |
LI 12 | When elbow is flexed, the point is on the lateral side of the upper arm, 1 cun above LI 11, on the border of the humerus |
LI 13 | On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line connecting LI 11 and LI 15, 3 cun above LI 11 |
LI 14 | On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line joining LI 11 and LI 15, 7 cun above LI 11, at the insertion of m. deltoid |
LI 15 | Antero-inferior to the acromium, on the upper border of the deltoid muscle. When the arm is in full abduction, the point is in the depression appearing at the interior border of the acromioclavicular joint |
LI 16 | In the upper aspect of the shoulder, in the depression between the acromial extremity of the clavicle and the scapular spine |
LI 17 | On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, beside the laryngeal protubnerance, at the midpoint of the line connecting LI 18 and ST 12 |
LI 18 | On the lateral side of the neck, level with the Adam's apple, between the sternal head and clavicle head of SCM |
LI 19 | Right below the lateral margin of the nostril, 0.5 lateral to DU 26 |
LI 20 | In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint to the lateral border of the ala nasi. |