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    LI 13
    Shouwuli
    shǒu wǔ lǐ ( 手五里 )
    Arm Five Li, Arm Five Miles, Five Measures on the Arm
    Hand Yangming - LI Channel

Shouwuli (LI 13)

Location

On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line connecting Quchi (LI 11) and Jianyu (LI 15), 3 cun above Quchi (LI 11).

Indications
  • Contracture and pain of the elbow and arm
  • Scrofula
  • Coughing
Contraindications: 
Avoid artery or organ
Applications
  • Activates the channel, alleviates pain
  • Drains damp, transforms phlegm
  • Regulates qi
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.5-1.5 cun.