Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
LI-8
Xialian
Lower Angle
Autres nomsLower Side · Inferior Region · Lower Aspect · Below Aside
- Méridien
- Gros intestin
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Localisation
- 01On the radial forearm, 4 cun distal to LI-11 Quchi, along the line joining LI-11 Quchi and LI-5 Yangxi. Locating note: with the elbow flexed and radial side up, split the LI-11–LI-5 distance into thirds; LI-8 Xialian falls where the proximal third meets the middle third.
- 02On the line linking LI-11 Quchi and LI-5 Yangxi, 4 cun below the elbow crease.
- 03On the forearm, 4 cun below LI-11 Quchi.
Puncture
- 01Insert perpendicularly or obliquely, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
- 02Puncture straight down, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Insert straight, 1 to 2 cun.
Actions
- Harmonizes the Small Intestine
- Dispels Wind
- Clears Heat
- Clears Fire from the Yang Ming
- Settles the Shen
Indications
- Abdominal pain
- Lower abdominal distention
- Fullness and pain of the abdomen and lateral costal region
- Insufficient Small Intestine Qi
- Diarrhea with undigested food
- Blood in the stool
- Dark urine
- Hemiplegia
- Wind-Damp Bi
- Cold Bi
- Arm pain
- Dyspnea
- Motor impairment of the upper limbs
- Vertigo
- Headache
- Head Wind
- Dizziness
- Eye pain
- Dry lips accompanied by drooling
- Breast abscess, especially with nipple discharge
- Dyspnea
- Manic raving
- Wandering aimlessly (mad walking)
- Speech difficulties
- Chronic emaciation
- Borborygmus
- Elbow and arm pain
- Mastitis