Location
With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting li5 and li11, 5 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist.
Cautions
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.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate StomachBoil / FuruncleBoil FuruncleStomach RumblingStomach RumblingCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenCarbuncleClove SoresDetoxify PoisonDetoxify PoisonDeviation FaceDeviation FaceFacial DroopFacial DroopAcute DisorderAcute DisorderPsychological DisorderPsychological DisorderPsychological Laughter Excessive DisorderPsychological Laughter Excessive DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsGhost Syndrome Seeing GhostsHeatHeat Fire YangmingHeat Fire YangmingUnable to Raise ArmShoulder Raising StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Shoulder RaisingPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainFacial PainFacial PainHeadacheHeadacheMouth PainMouth PainTeeth PainTeeth PainPharyngitis RednessRegulate IntestinesRegulate Stomach SwellingLimbs SwellingLimbs SwellingTongue ThrustingTongue ThrustingVoice LossVoice LossVomiting FoamVomiting FoamVomiting SalivaVomiting Saliva
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 ↗)
- 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)
- Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke Upper Limb – LI03, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI15, SI03, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13 (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.)