OMT 520 - Large Intestine Meridian

On the dorsal aspect of the index finger, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.

LI-1

On the radial border of the index finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint.

LI-2

On the radial side of the index finger, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the second metacarpal bone.

LI-3

On the dorsum of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone and close to its radial border.

LI-4

On the radial side of the wrist, in the centre of the hollow formed by the tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis (anatomical snuffbox).

LI-5

3 cun proximal to LI-5 on the line connecting LI-5 with LI-11.

LI-6

5 cun proximal to LI-5 on the line connecting LI-5 with LI-11.

LI-7

On the radial side of the forearm, 4 cun distal to LU-11, on the line connecting LU-11 with LU-5.

LI-8

On the radial side of the forearm, 3 cun distal to LI-11, on the line connecting LI-11 with LI-5.

LI-9

On the radial side of the forearm, 2 cun distal to LI-11, on the line connecting LI-11 with LI-5.

LI-10

At the elbow, midway between LU-5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease.

LI-11

When the elbow is flexed, this point is located in the depression 1 cun proximal to and 1 cun lateral to LI-11.

LI-12

On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to LI-11, on the line connecting LI-11 with LI-15.

LI-13

On the lateral side of the upper arm, in the visible and tender depression formed between the distal insertion of the deltoid muscle and the brachialis muscle, approximately three fifths of the distance along the line drawn between LI-11 and LI-15.

LI-14

In the depression which lies anterior and inferior to the acromion, at the origin of the deltoid muscle.

LI-15

On the upper aspect of the shoulder, in the depression medial to the acromion process and between the lateral extremity of the clavicle and the scapular spine.

LI-16

On the lateral side of the neck, 1 cun inferior to LI-18, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

LI-17

On the lateral side of the neck, level with the tip of the laryngeal prominence, between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

LI-18

Below the lateral margin of the nostril, 0.5 cun lateral to DU-26.

LI-19

In the naso-labial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.

LI-20