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LI-02 (Er Jian) Second Space

Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Ying-Spring & Water Point
Expels wind, clears heat and reduces swelling
  • Alleviates pain
    • Blurring of vision. Epistaxis, toothache, sore throat, febrile diseases.

    Where is LI-02 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 101): On the radial border of the index finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 139): In the depression of the radial side of the index finger, distal to the 2nd metacarpal-phalangeal joint. The point is located with the finger slightly flexed.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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