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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 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist.
Categories
- Luo-Connecting 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 LI06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AscitesStomach RumblingCold TeethDeafnessPsychological DisorderDry ThroatUrinary ProblemsEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHeatMalariaNosebleedObstruction DiaphragmEdemaElbow PainEye PainShoulder PainWrist PainRed EyesRhinitisSpontaneous SweatingCheek SwellingTeeth DecayTinnitusWind
TCM actions
What classical sources say LI06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
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Protocols using LI06
- Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST36, ST42 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Rosacea, Inflammation Skin, Erythema Facial, Edema Facial, Long Covid – LI04, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI18, LV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043407 ↗)
- 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 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – LI06, LI07, GB37, GB38, GB39 (doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 ↗)
- Dental Pain, Orthodontic Pain – LU07, LI04, LI06, LI11, XH03 (doi:10.1007/s10103-025-04435-6 ↗)
- Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke – LI05, LI06, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13, GB34, GB39, GB40, GB41, LV08, LV09 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
- Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST36, ST42 (doi:10.1177/0333102416641665 ↗)
- Rosacea, Edema Facial – LI04, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI18, LV03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043407 ↗)
- Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
- Migraine – LI06, ST08, ST36 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-123 ↗)
- Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria – LI06, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, SP10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20260119-k0001 ↗)
- Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST36, ST42 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2021.729218 ↗)
- Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST08, ST36 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-123 ↗)
- Migraine Without Aura – LI06, ST36, ST42 (doi:10.1038/srep20298 ↗)
- 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)
- Paralysis Facial – LI02, LI04, LI06, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST44, TB17, GB02, GB03, LV02, CV24, GV26 (马天一谢煜谭丽刘纯燕徐振华. 基于数据挖掘分析古籍针灸治疗面瘫的腧穴应用规律. 针灸临床杂志 ., 2019 [CNKI])
- Copd Stable – LU07, LU10, LI06, BL13, CV17, XB01A, XB01B (Xu Jian-hua et al.. [Efficacy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at stable stage treated with cutting method and western medication].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2015)
- Urinary Retention – LU07, LI06, SP09, KD03, LV08 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
- Sequellae Poliomyelitis, Atrophy Muscle, Ptosis Eyelid – LI04, LI05, LI06, LI10, LI15, ST02, SP06, BL02, TB14, GB14, GB15, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20, XU03 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
- Toothache, Periodontitis – LI04, LI06, ST40, ST45 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
- Edema, Oedema Yang, Oedema Yang – LU07, LI04, LI06, SP09, BL39 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside LI06
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LI06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles11 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley10 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence7 protocols
- LV03Great Surge7 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge7 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend6 protocols
- ST42Surging Yang6 protocols
- KD03Great Stream5 protocols
- SP09Yin Mound Spring5 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness5 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate5 protocols
- HT05Inward Connection4 protocols