Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming
Activates the channel and alleviates painBenefits the elbow joint
Pain, numbness and contracture of the elbow and arm.
Where is LI-12 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 114): When the elbow is flexed, this point is located in the depression 1 cun proximal to and 1 cun lateral to Quchi L.I.-11.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 142): When the elbow is flexed, the point is on the lateral side of the upper arm, 1 cun above Quchi (LI-11), on the border of humerus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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