Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming
Benefits the throat and voice
Sudden loss of voice, sore throat, scrofula, goiter.
Where is LI-17 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 118): On the lateral side of the neck, 1 cun inferior to Futu L.I.-18, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 144): On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, beside the laryngeal protuberance, at the midpoint of the line connecting Futu (Ll-18) and Quepen (ST-12).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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