LI06 (Diverging Passage)

Location

With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting li5 and li11 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist.

Indications

Conditions for which LI06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using LI06

• 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)
• Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – LI06, LI07, GB37, GB38, GB39 (https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2015.1106)
• Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1)
• Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST36, ST42 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013)
• Urinary Problems – LU07, LI06, LI09, LI15, ST27, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP07, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, HT08, SI02, BL22, BL23, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL36, BL39, BL40, BL52, BL53, BL54, BL67, KD01, KD02, KD04, KD05, KD06, KD08, KD10, KD11, KD13, KD14, PC05, PC06, PC07, GB25, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV08, LV09, LV10, CV01, CV02, CV04, CV05, CV07, GV01, XB02S4, XB08, XC17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Spontaneous Sweating – LU06, LU08, LU10, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST12, ST36, ST39, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP02, HT05, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL11, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL29, BL30, BL40, BL45, BL58, BL67, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB06, TB15, GB05, GB06, GB11, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB43, GB44, CV13, GV02, GV04, GV05, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV23 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Shoulder Pain – LU01, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU09, LI01, LI02, LI06, LI09, LI11, LI13, LI15, LI16, ST10, ST12, ST19, ST28, HT05, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI06, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI13, SI14, SI15, SI16, SI17, BL12, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL59, PC02, TB01, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB12, TB13, TB14, TB15, GB10, GB20, GB21, GB22, GB23, GB34, GB41, CV17, GV16, XH45, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Stomach Rumbling – LI03, LI06, LI07, LI09, ST16, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP07, SP17, BL16, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL34, BL47, BL48, BL53, KD16, KD19, PC06, GB25, LV03, LV13, CV07, CV08, CV09, CV13, GV09, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Dim Vision – LI04, LI06, ST01, ST02, ST08, ST36, SI06, SI15, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL10, BL21, TB16, TB17, TB18, GB01, GB03, GB20, GV17, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Blurred Vision – LI06, LI13, SP06, SI06, SI07, BL01, BL02, BL04, BL06, BL08, BL11, BL18, BL23, BL30, PC01, PC02, TB23, GB20, LV03, GV16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Red Eyes – LU09, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST41, HT04, HT09, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI08, BL18, BL62, BL65, BL66, KD06, KD16, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB23, GB15, GB20, GB41, LV02, XH05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Wrist Pain – LU07, LU08, LU09, LU11, LI05, LI06, SI02, SI04, SI05, PC07, TB04, GB04, GB40 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

Other points on the Large Intestine Meridian