L.I.-9 Upper Angle SHANGLIAN - Acupuncture Points

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Location
( L.I.-9 Upper Angle SHANGLIAN - Acupuncture Points ) 3 cun distal to the lateral end of the elbow crease in the direction of the anatomical snuffbox, on the line connecting ➞ L.I.-5 and ➞ L.I.-11.
How to find
Please note: With the hand supinated, the line connecting ➞L.I.-5 and ➞L.I.-11 runs along the radial margin of the forearm.
However, with the arm pronated, it transverses the forearm. L.I.-9 lies on the dorsal aspect of the radius and is best located with the forearm in midposition and the elbow flexed. From ➞L.I.-11, measure 3 cun distally. The point is located in an easily palpable depression between two muscle bellies and is often tender with pressure.
Needling
Vertically or obliquely 0.5–1 cun
Actions/Indications
● Opens the channel, cools and expels Wind
● Harmonises the Large Intestine

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Tags: L.I., L.I.-9, SHANGLIAN, Upper Angle

Category: Acupuncture Points