# LI12 Zhouhe (Elbow Bone Hole) – Large Intestine Meridian

肘髎 · zhǒu hé

Location: When elbow is flexed point is on the lateral side of the upper arm 1 thumb width above the LI11 on the border of the humerus.

Cautions: No specific contraindications.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/li12

## Indications

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

Benefit Elbows, Benefit Elbows, Contraction, Elbow Stiffness, Shoulder Stiffness, Immobility Elbow, Immobility Shoulder, Shoulder Numbness, Shoulder Numbness, Pain, Excessive Sleepiness, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation, Wind Taxation Syndrome, Wind-taxation Syndrome

## Most often selected alongside LI12

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

- LI10 (Arm Three Miles) – 10 protocols
- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 8 protocols
- LU05 (Cubit Marsh) – 5 protocols
- TB05 (Outer Gate) – 4 protocols
- GB20 (Wind Pool) – 3 protocols
- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 3 protocols
- LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle) – 3 protocols
- TB14 (Shoulder Bone Hole) – 3 protocols

## Protocols using LI12

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Tenderness Elbow | LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI12, TB05 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-174 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis Lateral, Grip Pain | LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12 | 42 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000015937 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical, Grip Weakness, Neck Cervical Pain, Radicular Upper-limb Pain, Paraesthesia Forearm Right, Paraesthesia Fingers Right, Edema Hand Right, Cervical-disc-herniation, Double-crush-syndrome, Radial-tunnel-syndrome | LI10, LI11, LI12, BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 | 56 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043745 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Liver-kidney Deficiency | LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, TB09, GB34 | – | doi:10.27879/d.cnki.ggxzy.2024.000325 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb | LI10, LI12, LI14, LI15, SI03, TB05 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210406-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb | LU05, LI10, LI12, LI14, LI15, SI03, PC02, PC05, PC07, TB05 | 28 days | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210406-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Shoulder Pain, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Limb Numbness | LI10, LI11, LI12, BL10, TB14, GB20, GV16 | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043745 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Tennis Elbow, Elbow Lateral Pain, Epicondyle Humeral Lateral Pain, Epicondylitis External Humeral | LI04, LI10, LI11, LI12, TB05 | 10 days | Li XJ, Zhou K, Zhang EM, Qi ZX, Sun WQ, Xu LF, Xu JF, Cai YZ, Wang RH. Therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture, massage, and blocking therapy on external humeral epicondylitis. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(3): 261-266 | 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. |
| Tennis Elbow, Acupuncture, Lateral Epicondylitis | LU05, LI10, LI11, LI12 | – | Acupuncture Plus Fire Needle and Acupuncture on Lateral Epicondylitis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03820856 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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