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Channel
Element
English
Arm Three Miles
Name
手三里
Transliteration
Shousanli
Special Point
Key Point
Indications
qi blood LI channel pain the intestines stomach
Kinesiology
key point for upper limbs toothache peristalsis & digestion lumbar pain
Channel Psychology
LI: Letting go. Holding on to things of value. Needing to be valued by others.
Key Spirit Point Themes
body body image
Physical Conditions
Symptoms
Improving eyesight, pain and immobility of the arm and shoulder, paralysis of the arm, numbness of the arm, atrophy disorder, paralysis of one side of the body, contraction and inflexibility of the elbow, lumbar pain with inability to lie down, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, periodic sensation of cold in the intestines, sudden turmoil disorder, toothache with swelling of the cheek, deviation of the mouth, loss of voice, scrofula, peristalsis in St, SI and LI
Balances
The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, PÂ Deadman.