30
Indications
15
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.
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.
AscitesBenefit Regulate Water PassagesStomach RumblingCold TeethDeafnessPsychological DisorderDry ThroatUrinary ProblemsEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHeatMalariaNosebleedObstruction DiaphragmEdemaOpen Water PassagesElbow PainEye PainShoulder PainWrist PainRed EyesRegulate Water PassagesRhinitisSpontaneous SweatingCheek SwellingTeeth DecayTinnitusWind
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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
- 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])
- Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke – LI05, LI06, LI14, LI15, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13, GB34, GB39, GB40, GB41, LV08, LV09 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
- 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)
- 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.
- LI04Junction Valley8 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence6 protocols
- LV03Great Surge6 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge6 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate5 protocols
- HT05Inward Connection4 protocols
- KD03Great Stream4 protocols
- LI07Warm Flow4 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate4 protocols
- SP09Yin Mound Spring4 protocols