Large Intestine Channel

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XIALIAN L.I.-8
Lower Angle
LOCATION
On the radial side of the forearm, 4 cun distal
to Quchi L.I.-11, on the line connecting Quchi
L.I.-11 with Yangxi L.I.-5.
LOCATION NOTE
i. Locate with the elbow flexed and with the radial side of
the arm upwards; ii. Divide the distance between Yangxi
L.I.-5 and Quchi L.I.-11 into three equal parts. Xialian
L.I.-8 is located at the junction of the proximal and middle
thirds.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
ACTIONS
Harmonises the Small Intestine
Expels wind and clears heat
Clears yangming fire and calms the spirit
INDICATIONS
Abdominal pain, lower abdominal distention, full-
ness and pain of the abdomen and lateral costal re-
gion, periumbilical pain, insufficiency of Small Intes-
tine qi, diarrhoea containing undigested food, blood
in the stool, dark urine.
Headache, head wind, dizziness, pain of the eye, dry
lips with drooling, breast abscess, dyspnoea.
Manic raving, mad walking.
Hemiplegia, wind-damp painful obstruction, cold
painful obstruction, pain of the elbow and arm.
COMMENTARY
Xialian L.I.-8 (Lower Angle) and Shanglian L.I.-9 (Upper
Angle) are a reflection on the upper limb of the points
Xiajuxu ST-39 (Lower Great Hollow) and Shangjuxu ST-37
(Upper Great Hollow), the he-sea points of the Small and
Large Intestines respectively, on the lower limb. Xialian
L.I.-8 is therefore indicated for disorders of the intestines,
particularly the Small Intestine, manifesting as fullness,
distention and pain of the abdomen, periumbilical pain,
insufficiency of Small Intestine qi, blood in the stool and
diarrhoea containing undigested food. In clinical prac-
tice, however, the points on the lower limb are much more
frequently used to treat intestinal disorders.
The Large Intestine divergent channel descends to the
breast, and Xialian L.I.-8 is indicated for breast abscess,
the only point on the Large Intestine channel with this
indication.
The action of Xialian L.I.-8 on clearing yangming fire
and calming the spirit, and thus treating manic raving and
mad walking, is similar to that of Yangxi L.I.-5.
COMBINATIONS
Hot Stomach with no pleasure in eating: Xialian L.I.-8
and Xuanzhong GB-39 (Supplementing Life).
Diarrhoea due to injury by food: Xialian L.I.-8 and
Shanglian L.I.-9 (Great Compendium).
Manic raving: Xialian L.I.-8, Taiyuan LU-9, Yangxi
L.I.-5 and Kunlun BL-60 (Great Compendium).
Wind damp painful obstruction: Xialian L.I.-8 and
Weizhong BL-40 (Supplementing Life).
Pain and cold of the arm: Xialian L.I.-8, Quchi L.I.-11
and Jianjing GB-21 (Great Compendium).
Difficult and dark urination: Xialian L.I.-8 and
Shanglian L.I.-9 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
4 cun 8 cun
Yangxi L.I.-5
Quchi L.I.-11
Xialian L.I.-8
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
Extra Points
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