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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11, 5 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist.
Categories
- Xi-Cleft point of the Large Intestine meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which LI07 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Boil / FuruncleBoil FuruncleStomach RumblingCarbuncleClove SoresDeviation FaceFacial DroopAcute DisorderPsychological DisorderPsychological Laughter Excessive DisorderAbdominal BloatingGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsHeatHeat Fire YangmingUnable to Raise ArmShoulder Raising StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Shoulder RaisingPainAbdominal PainFacial PainHeadacheMouth PainTeeth PainPharyngitis Redness SwellingLimbs SwellingTongue ThrustingVoice LossVomiting FoamVomiting Saliva
TCM actions
What classical sources say LI07 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate StomachCalm Spirit ShenDetoxify PoisonRegulate IntestinesRegulate Stomach
Protocols using LI07
- Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – LI06, LI07, GB37, GB38, GB39 (doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 ↗)
- Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke Upper Limb – LI03, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI15, SI03, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
- Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke – LI07, LI11, LI15, GB30, GB31, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200708-0002 ↗)
- Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
Most often selected alongside LI07
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LI07. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI06Diverging Passage4 protocols
- GB37Bright Light3 protocols
- HT05Inward Connection3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream3 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
- LV03Great Surge3 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge3 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate3 protocols
- TB07Convergence & Gathering3 protocols
- BL58Taking Flight2 protocols
- BL63Golden Gate2 protocols