Large Intestine Channel

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shoulder towards the elbow, or upwards from the elbow
towards the shoulder.
Like several points of the Large Intestine and Sanjiao
channels located between the elbow and the shoulder,
Binao L.I.-14 is also indicated for scrofula and goitre.
Scrofula and goitre, although different in aetiology, al-
ways involve phlegm, combined either with stagnant qi
or with heat. In the case of Binao L.I.-14, its ability to treat
these disorders derives mainly from the course of the
Large Intestine channel through the lateral side of the
neck, rather than a special ability to transform phlegm,
and the action of regulating qi and transforming phlegm
in this context therefore only applies to scrofula and
goitre. The explanation of why several points of the upper
arm have this special action whilst the more distal shu-
points do not, is unclear (see also Tianfu LU-3, Jianyu
L.I.-15, Shouwuli L.I.-13, Tianjing SJ-10 and Naohui SJ-13).
Finally, Binao L.I.-14 also shares with several points of
the upper arm the ability to treat disorders of the eyes, in
this case redness, swelling and heat.
COMBINATIONS
Pain and inability to raise the arm: Binao L.I.-14 and
Zhouliao L.I.-12 (Preserving Life).
Wasting and weakness of the arm with inability to
raise the arm to the head: Binao L.I.-14 and Jianyu
L.I.-15 (Preserving Life).
Scrofula: Binao L.I.-14 and Shouwuli L.I.-13 (One
Hundred Symptoms).
BINAO L.I.-14
Upper Arm
Meeting point of the Large Intestine
channel with the Small Intestine and
Bladder channels
LOCATION
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, approxi-
mately three fifths of the distance along the line drawn
between Quchi L.I.-11 and Jianyu L.I.-15.
LOCATION NOTE
This point is easier to locate if the muscles of the upper
arm are tensed.
NEEDLING
Oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
ACTIONS
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Regulates qi and dissipates phlegm nodules
Benefits the eyes
INDICATIONS
Pain, numbness and painful obstruction of the upper
arm and shoulder, wasting and weakness of the up-
per arm, inability to raise the arm, contraction and
stiffness of the neck.
Scrofula, goitre, chest pain.
Redness swelling and pain of the eyes.
COMMENTARY
Although not a major point, Binao L.I.-14 is frequently
employed for channel disorders in the upper arm, espe-
cially when pain radiates either downwards from the
Jianyu L.I.-15
Binao L.I.-14
Quchi L.I.-11
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L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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