LI-13 Shouwuli

English:	Arm Five Miles
Also Known As:	Five Measures of the Arm

Location

• On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu, 3 cun above LI-11 Quchi.
• On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to LI-11 Quchi. on the line connecting LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu.
  Note: locate approximately one hand breadth superior to LI-11 Quchi in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii and the humerus or locate one third the distance between LI-11 Quchi and the axillary fold.

Needling

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Caution: avoid hitting the artery.
• Moxibustion is applicable.
• Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
• Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun

Command Functions

Actions

• Activates the channel
• Alleviates pain
• Alleviates coughing
• Regulates Qi
• Drains Damp
• Transforms Phlegm

Indications

Contracture and pain of the elbow and arm Scrofula Cough Difficulty breathing Hematemesis Desire to sleep Inability to move the four limbs Malaria Blurred vision Fear and fright Pneumonia

Pain and numbness of the elbow and upper arm Inability to raise the arm Shoulder pain Wind-taxation with fear and fright Diminished Qi A yellow body with intermittent low-grade fever Fullness and distention below the Heart Hemoptysis Peritonitis

Combinations

LI-14 Binao	ST-9 Renying
Scrofula	Scrofula (moxa both points thirty times)

Contraindications

Notes