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Jianyu (LI 15)

Location

Anterior and inferior to the acromion, on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle. When the arm is in full abduction, the point is in the depression appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint.

Indications
  • Pain in the shoulder and arm, motor impairment of the upper extremities
  • Rubella, scrofula
Applications
  • Dispels wind-damp, alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder joint
  • Eliminates wind and regulates qi and blood
  • Dissipates phlegm nodules
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly or obliquely 0.8-1.5 cun.