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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the line joining LI05 and LI11 4 thumb widths below cubital crease.
Cautions
Avoid in areas of skin damage or infection.
Indications
Conditions for which LI08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Breast AbscessDampSmall Intestine Qi DeficiencyDiarrhoea UndigestedPsychological DisorderPsychological Mad Walking DisorderAbdomen Inferior BloatingDizzinessDroolingDryness LipsShortness of BreathAbdominal FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessHeatHeat Fire YangmingHemiplegiaAbdominal PainArm PainRib PainElbow PainEye PainHeadachePain Around NavelBlood in StoolBi Arthralgia SyndromeBi / Arthralgia SyndromeBi Arthralgia Cold SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Cold SyndromeUrine DarkWindWind Head
TCM actions
What classical sources say LI08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using LI08
- Radiculopathy Cervical – LI08, LI10, SI10, SI11, SI13, SI14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Fire Stomach, Fire Stomach – LI08, LI11, ST37, ST43, ST44 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside LI08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LI08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI10Arm Three Miles1 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend1 protocols
- SI10Upper Arm Shu Point1 protocols
- SI11Heavenly Gathering1 protocols
- SI13Crooked Wall1 protocols
- SI14Outer Shoulder Point1 protocols
- ST37Upper Great Hollow1 protocols
- ST43Sunken Valley1 protocols
- ST44Inner Court1 protocols
- XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C41 protocols
- XB02C5Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C51 protocols
- XB02C6Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C61 protocols