LI09 Shanglian (Upper Ridge)

上廉shàng liánShanglian

Large Intestine Meridian

Location of acupuncture point LI09 Shanglian (Upper Ridge)
18
Indications
4
Protocols
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Location

On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 3 thumb widths below cubital crease.

Cautions

Caution in local inflammation.

Indications

Conditions for which LI09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Stomach RumblingUrinary ProblemsShortness of BreathHemiplegia WindstrokeArm NumbnessElbow NumbnessLimbs NumbnessShoulder NumbnessPainAbdominal PainChest PainHeadacheShoulder PainCold Bone Marrow SensationChannel StagnationQi Large Intestine StagnationUrine DarkWind Brain

TCM actions

What classical sources say LI09 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate Large IntestineRegulate Large Intestine

Protocols using LI09

  • Aphasia Post-stroke – LU09, LI09, ST36, KD03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60031-x ↗)
  • Aphasia Post-stroke – LI09, ST36, SP06, HT05, PC06, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV20, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60031-x ↗)
  • Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine, Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine – LI01, LI03, LI09, LI11, ST22, ST25, SP04, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL27, BL28, BL37, BL39 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Paralysis Hand, Paralysis Wrist – LI09, LI10 (钱琴琴. 采用针刺式微电子神经桥实现中风偏瘫患者运动功能重建的初步实验研究. , [CNKI])

Most often selected alongside LI09

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LI09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL27Small Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL28Bladder Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL37Gate Of Abundance1 protocols
  • BL39Outside Of The Crease1 protocols
  • CV23Clean Spring1 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool1 protocols
  • GV15Gate Of Muteness1 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences1 protocols
  • HT05Inward Connection1 protocols
  • KD03Great Stream1 protocols