Here's some extra stuff that should probably go in the other post, but here they are:
There are 5 important physiological effects of needling, and they can be enhanced by using the following specific points:
Analgesic: Li4, St44
Sedative: Du20, H7, Ub62
Homeostatic: Li11, St36, Sp6
Immune-enhancing, anti-inflammatory: Du14, Li11, Sp6
Motor Recovery: Acupuncture points situated over the motor points of the affected muscles, such as St32.
Meanwhile, let's go over the important stuff that is related to the Large Intestine! Oh boy, I can't wait!!!
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The Large Intestine Meridian has 20 points on it, starting on the medial edge of the index finger at the base of the nail, running up the arm, into the shoulder, up the neck, up to the side of the lips and across the center of the upper lip at Du26 and ending on the opposite side at the nose.
Clinical Uses
- Pain Relief: The Li meridian is used for the relief of pain. Specifically, Li4 is the best analgesic point on the entire body, and is useful to relieve pain anywhere. It is the most common point to use for surgery a
anesthesia, although I don't get much chance to use it for that!
- Diseases along the channel, such as paralysis of the upper limb, or frozen shoulder
- Respiratory disorders, such as rhinitis and pharyngitis
- Fever
- High blood pressure
- Skin Disorders
- Therapy and surgery anesthesia of thyroid gland disorders
Li4, Yuan source point. In Chinese, Hegu means "The Great Eliminator". This is also one of the 6 important distal points. It's indicated for almost everything (because it's pain relief abilities) but specifically:
- Disorders of the thumb, forefinger and wrist
- The best analgesic point on the body!
- Distal point for the front of head, face and neck, and distal for the sense organs
- Disorders of the large intestine, such as acute intestinal colic (pain and distension of the intestines, especially prevalent in babies)
- Disorders of the lung
And it's time to go to work, so it's unfinished post time!
Right then, back at the notes!
Li11, Homeostatic point, Immune Enhancing Point. This is another excellent point for just about everything because of its particularly strong physiological actions of immunity and homeostasis. In addition, it's good for:
Elbow disorders, paralysis of the arm, high blood pressure (!) and skin diseases.
Li15, Shoulder point. This is one of the best points, along with Sj14, Si9, Wonder Point and St38 (in the shin) for frozen shoulder. When pain is present, using Li4 as distal and pain relief cures frozen shoulder faster than any other form of treatment on the planet!
Li18, Endocrine point. This is indicated for many things, including cough, excessive sputum, sore throat, thyroid disorders, including hypothyroidism, and works as anesthesia for thyroid surgery. Again, I don't get to use it in THAT application, but it's good to know it's there! This is a particularly dangerous point, as there are major structures in the area.
Li19, Nose point. This is good for anything nose, including epistaxis (bleeding from the nose), nasal obstruction, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia and toothache.
Li20, Another Nose Point. This is also good for anything nose, including rhinitis, epistaxis, blockage of the nose due to inflammation, sinusitis, facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia and toothaches.
Here's the list of the other exciting points on the LI channel:
Li1 Shangyang, Jing Well point, Metal point
Li2 Erjian, Water Point
Li3 Sanjian, Wood point
Li4 Hegu, Pain kicking point, Yuan source point (transfers energy to Lu7, the Luo connecting point), best analgesic point on the body, one of 6 important distal points
Li5 Yangxi, Fire point
Li6 Pianli, Luo connecting point
Li7 Wenliu, Xi-cleft point
Li8, Xialian
Li9 Shanglian
Li10 Shousanli
Li11, Quchi Best homeostatic point on the body, excellent immune enhancing point, Earth Point
Li12 Zouliao
Li13 Wuli
Li14 Binao
Li15 Jianyu
Li16 Jugu
Li17 Tianding
Li18 Neck Futu
Li19 Nose Heliao
Li20 Yingxiang
The internal energy circulates from the side of the nose at Li20 into St1. The large intestine channel is the mother of stomach and son of Lung.
The Lung and Li are related to the skin and body hair. Both organs are connected to the nose. Each organ is connected to a specific tissue and sense organ. The Li channel is usually not useful for treating chronic problems with the Li itself.
The Li channel sends a communicating branch to Du14. The internal channel starts at the superclavicular fossa, passes through the lung and enters the diaphragm and then the large intestine. There is also a connection to St37, it's lower He-Sea point.
Syndromes of the Large Intestine
A: Pain along the channel, frozen shoulder, pharyngitis, toothache, epistaxis and rhinitis (stuffy nose)
B: The large intestine organ: Diseases of the Li have 3 main clinical presentations
- Stasis of the Large Intestine: This is caused by eating "unclean food". Manifestations are constipation or diarrhea, distension of the abdomen, abdominal tenderness aggravated by palpation. The tongue will be white and sticky, and a Shi type pulse will be present.
- Damp Heat in the Large Intestine: This is caused by "unsuitable food". This time we have diarrhea with possible blood in the stool, mucus and tenesmus (straining during attempting a bowel movement). The stools are offensive smelling. The tongue will be red with yellow coating (fire). The pulse is rapid and "rolling".
- Stagnation of blood and heat in the Large Intestine. This is caused by climatic or geographical changes. Here we'll have abdominal pain, constipation. Red tongue with yellow sticky coating.
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