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LI-03 (San Jian) Third Space

Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Shu-Stream & Wood Point
Expels wind and heat
  • Clears heat and benefits the throat and teeth
  • Dispels fullness and treats diarrhea
    • Toothache, ophthalmalgia, sore throat, redness and swelling of fingers and the dorsum of the hand.

    Where is LI-03 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 102): On the radial side of the index finger, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the second metacarpal bone.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 140): When a loose list is made, the point is on the radial side of the index finger, in the depression proximal to the head of the second metacarpal bone.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 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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