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LI5 · 手阳明大肠经

Yangxi yáng xī · 阳溪

Location. On the radial aspect of the wrist, in the depression between the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis (the anatomical snuffbox).

Category. Jing-river 经穴

The jing-river point of the Large Intestine meridian; classical texts note that the pulse is felt in this hollow.

定位。在腕区,腕背侧远端横纹桡侧,拇长伸肌腱与拇短伸肌腱之间的凹陷中(解剖学鼻烟窝)。

特定穴。Jing-river 经穴

大肠经经穴;经典注明此凹陷处可触及脉搏。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The radial artery and the cephalic vein run through this hollow. Classical texts advise avoiding the vessel — the same caution as at Taiyuan on the Lung meridian.

Other points on the Hand Yangming Large Intestine

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