POINT: LI-6 (LARGE INTESTINE-6)
| English: | Veering Passage |
| Also Known As: | Slanting Passage Deviated Passage Partial Order Side Passage Page History Side Path Inclined Passage Deflected Passage |
- Located 3 cun proximal to LI-5 Yangxi on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi.
- 3 cun above LI-5 Yangxi on the forearm.
- With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi, 3 cun above the crease of the wrist.
Note: to locate this point, divide the distance between LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi in half and then halve the distance between the midpoint and LI-5 Yangxi.
- Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly or obliquely 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Luo-Connecting point
- Expels Wind
- Clears Heat
- Opens and regulates the water passages
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Tinnitus |
Deafness |
Deafness due to Kidney Deficiency |
LI-10 |
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Rhinitis with epistaxis |
Dry throat |
Soreness and pain of the elbow and fore with difficulty in flexion and extension |
- This point is mostly used to open the Lung water passages.
- It is known as "the mental tone" point.