Acupoint+LI-11+(Qu+Chi)

== ** LI11 ** ** • **  **Qu Chi**  •  **Large Intestine** **11** Pool at the Bend. He Sea Point on the Large Intestine Channel. Earth Point on Metal Meridian.

=Location= When the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, midway between LU 5 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

=Point Summary= //Clears Heat Cools Blood Regulates Qi and Blood Activates the Channel Alleviates Pain Expels Wind, Drains Damp Alleviates Itching// heat in terms of fever, skin, LI; strong for arm; hypertension; hot LI problems with ST-37, ST-25, BL-25; for skin with SP-10, BL-40, BL-17

=Needling=

Depth:
0.8 - 1.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Eliminates wind and exterior conditions; cools heat; eliminates dampness with heat in the skin and intestines (skin diseases, damp heat in LI); regulates the blood in relation to the skin; clears the channels; reduces fever; clears fire; clears blood heat

Indications
Paralysis; hemiplegia; arthritic pain in the upper limb; hypertension from excess yang (with ST-36); high fever; any febrile disease; measles (heat toxin in TCM and showing up in the skin); main point for skin diseases involving redness; eyes red and pain

Special Notes
he sea; tonification point, but used clinically as a dispersive point; earth point; with BL-40, SP-10, BL-17, GB-31 (with dryness and lots of itching) for hot skin diseases; with damp heat in LI use BL-25, ST-25, ST-37

=Diagnostic Indications:= Abdominal Pain **•** Allergies **•** Arm Pain **•** Arm Paralysis **•** Arthritis Shoulder **•** Diarrhea **•** Elbow Problems **•** Eye Disorders **•** Fever **•** Fever High **•** Goiter **•** Hemiplegia **•** Hypertension **•** Intestinal Disorders **•** Measles **•** Mental Disorders **•** Skin Disorders **•** Throat Constriction **•** Throat Soreness **•** Toothache **•** Vomiting **•** Cold**•** Persistent Coughing associated w/ cold

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the large intestine, small intestine, liver,all nervous centers, the three endocrines and three levels of the psyche, half-body same side, face, eyes, ears, gums, teeth, all opposite; anterior radial muscles, supinators, extensors. Disperses the stomach, gallbladder, kidney. Depression, fear, forgetfulness; dreams of uncultivated fields. Tonification point of the large intestine. Atony of the peristaltic reflex, of secretion and absorption, of the battle against the micro-organisms; insufficiency of anti-hemorrhagic vitamin K and of anti-neuralgic vitamin B; skin in bad condition, menses too abundant or too frequent; atonic constipation (big stools coming with difficulty); or stool badly formed. Parotitis, mumps. Stomach. Master of troubles of eyes, ears, throat, teeth, mouth, face Red and painful eyes. Ears: pain, pain in front of the ears Throat: pain, cannot speak; squeezed larynx; tonsillitis, diphtheria (mortal occlusion of the throat), tonify. Teeth: pain, loose. Fever not stopping after typhoid, tonify. Menses: insufficient or slightly arrested, disperse (if anemia, gaohuangshu, BL-43). Thirst: if one drinks, perspiration; if one does not drink, dry skin; tonify. Prolonged low fever: tonify; prolonged fever at the end of typhoid; scarlet fever; eruptive illnesses. Kidney (hard, elevated pulse): tonify; bladder (soft pulse): disperse Troubles of skin; dry skin: tonify. Troubles f dry skin or to the point of squamousness: tonify; itching (pruritis) like the gnawing of insects, itchy skin with sores: tonify; swelling and redness of the hand and arm. Furuncles and pimples on the hands, anterior fatty abscesses (lipoma)? Tubercular abscesses on the arm. Headache, neuralgia; swelling of the head? Opposite side of the face, facial neuralgia (cheek, temple, cheekbone, upper teeth); neck: inflammation, swollen lymph glands. Intercostal neuralgia; upper dorsal spine; deviation of the spine from paralysis, opposite scapula. Back pain; lumbar region: contraction, pain on rising. Axilla: pain or weakness. Radial nerve (extensors, supinators?) Articulations of the lower and upper limb, same side. Shoulder, lateral side of arm, wrist, entire upper limb: acute pain, cannot lift. Arm and elbow: numbness, becoming thin, without strength, slow muscles, cannot lift, can neither groom nor dress oneself. External elbow: pain, arthritis, contracture or flaccidity; elbow and forearm pain. Hand weak (does not obey, cannot keep tight), flaccidity or contracture. Skin on the hand red, swollen, irritated; furuncles and pimples on the back of the hand; dorsal side of thumb: pain Toes on same side contracted.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= Treats **internal devils** – when **rubbish has accumulated and the person is muddled** - and gives stability in epilepsy, depression and anxiety. **Focuses on the physical level**; anti-spasmodic point, best point for **chronic constipation**. Has a generalized effect, Good to moxa and gives big pulse changes. **“mental precision” point.** Anemia, alternating diarrhea and constipation, all eye disorders, esp. accompanied by extreme redness and pain, earache, toothache, pleurisy, intercostals neuralgia, bronchitis, hay fever asthma (mental cause), pain in the upper joints (arthritis)[JRW] When **someone is at a turning point and there is a need for more discrimination and elimination**. Helps clear accumulations of useless concepts and false ideas**. Can be used repeatedly to help people relieve themselves of the residual effects of stress and poor lifestyle**. Treats depression, fear, manic disorders, poor memory and confusion. For people who feel hot and bothered. **Use with LI-4 to flush out the whole system, eliminating heat and removing obstructions.** [ALHIM]