LI-3

LI-3

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Channel
Large Intestine LILarge Intestine LI
Element
MetalMetal
English

Third Space

Name

三間

Transliteration

Sanjian

Special Point
Shu StreamWood Point
Description

Shu-Stream and Wood point

Indications
windheatthroatteethfullnessdiarrhoea
Kinesiology
throat painchronic & severe toothachefingersexcessive sleep
Channel Psychology

LI: Letting go. Holding on to things of value. Needing to be valued by others

Key Spirit Point Themes
humanityrevering humanityaccepting humanity
Physical Conditions
Pain - toothache
Symptoms

Throat painful obstruction, obstruction of the throat, toothache of the lower jaw, pain from decaying teeth, tongue thrusting, acute eye pain, dry scorched lips and mouth, nosebleed, inflammation of nasal passages, tinnitus, chills and fever, diarrhoea, bowel sounds, excessive sleep, fright, fullness of the chest, acute stiff neck, redness and swelling of the dorsum of the hand, difficulty in flexing and. extending the fingers

Balances
5 Shu Points Balance Overview5 Shu Points (Reference Information)Reverence spirit points5 Shu Points: Shu Stream (3rd most distal except GB41)
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.