Protocol (5 points)
100%LI04 · LI10 · LI14 · LI15 · TB14
LI04Junction Valley

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
LI10Arm Three Miles

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 手三里 (shǒu sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of local inflammation or injury.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, Pain, Facial Droop
LI14Upper Arm Prominence

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臂臑 (bì nào)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the upper arm on the line connecting LI11 and LI15, 7 thumb widths above the LI11 at the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid nerve damage.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Redness, Swelling, Pain, Goiter
LI15Shoulder And Clavicle

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髃 (jiān yú)
🎯 Location: Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax; caution in shoulder injuries.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Goiter, Hemiplegia
TB14Shoulder Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髎 (jiān liáo)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Arm Pain, Benefit Shoulders
Moxibustion · 20 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230130-0001 ↗






