# LI07 Wenliu (Warm Flow) – Large Intestine Meridian

溫溜 · wēn liū

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.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/li07

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Regulate Intestines, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Boil / Furuncle, Boil Furuncle, Stomach Rumbling, Stomach Rumbling, Calm Spirit Shen, Calm Spirit Shen, Carbuncle, Clove Sores, Detoxify Poison, Detoxify Poison, Deviation Face, Deviation Face, Facial Droop, Facial Droop, Acute Disorder, Acute Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Disorder, Psychological Laughter Excessive Disorder, Psychological Laughter Excessive Disorder, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Ghost Syndrome Seeing Ghosts, Ghost Syndrome Seeing Ghosts, Heat, Heat Fire Yangming, Heat Fire Yangming, Unable to Raise Arm, Shoulder Raising Stiffness, Immobility Arm Raising, Immobility Shoulder Raising, Pain, Abdominal Pain, Abdominal Pain, Facial Pain, Facial Pain, Headache, Headache, Mouth Pain, Mouth Pain, Teeth Pain, Teeth Pain, Pharyngitis, Redness, Regulate Intestines, Regulate Stomach, Swelling, Limbs Swelling, Limbs Swelling, Tongue Thrusting, Tongue Thrusting, Voice Loss, Voice Loss, Vomiting Foam, Vomiting Foam, Vomiting Saliva, Vomiting Saliva

## Most often selected alongside LI07

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- LI06 (Diverging Passage) – 4 protocols
- GB37 (Bright Light) – 3 protocols
- HT05 (Inward Connection) – 3 protocols
- KD03 (Great Stream) – 3 protocols
- LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle) – 3 protocols
- LV03 (Great Surge) – 3 protocols
- PC06 (Inner Gate) – 3 protocols
- ST40 (Abundant Bulge) – 3 protocols

## Protocols using LI07

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 days | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated | LI06, LI07, GB37, GB38, GB39 | 56 days | doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke | LI07, LI11, LI15, GB30, GB31, GB34, GB39 | 20 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200708-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 20 days | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke Upper Limb | LI03, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI15, SI03, TB03, TB05, TB09, TB10, TB13 | 28 days | 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. | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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