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LI12 · 手阳明大肠经

Zhouliao zhǒu liáo · 肘髎

Location. On the lateral aspect of the arm, 1 cun superior to LI11, at the anterior margin of the upper end of the humerus.

A Large Intestine point of the elbow region, recorded in the classical literature on the elbow.

定位。在肘区,屈肘,曲池上 1 寸,肱骨外侧上缘凹陷中。

大肠经肘部腧穴,经典记载与肘部相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The bone is superficial here; the recorded approach avoids scraping the periosteum.

Other points on the Hand Yangming Large Intestine

19 related entries.

HeguLI4 · 合谷ShousanliLI10 · 手三里QuchiLI11 · 曲池JianyuLI15 · 肩髃YingxiangLI20 · 迎香ShangyangLI1 · 商阳ErjianLI2 · 二间SanjianLI3 · 三间YangxiLI5 · 阳溪PianliLI6 · 偏历WenliuLI7 · 温溜XialianLI8 · 下廉ShanglianLI9 · 上廉ShouwuliLI13 · 手五里BinaoLI14 · 臂臑JuguLI16 · 巨骨TiandingLI17 · 天鼎FutuLI18 · 扶突KouheliaoLI19 · 口禾髎

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