LI-14 Binao - Outer Bone of the Arm

More Spirit Names: Arm and Scapula, Upper Arm, Outer Scapula, Head Surge, Head Thoroughfare, Neck Surge, Neck Thoroughfare

English:	Upper Arm
Also Known As:	Medial Upper Arm Arm and Scapula Upper Arm's Musculature Main Muscle of the Arm Median Side of the Upper Arm

Location

On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line joining LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu, 7 cun above LI-11 Quchi at the insertion of the m. deltoideus.
Located on the lower border of the deltoid muscle and the radial side of the humerus, approximately 3 cun below LI-15 Jianyu.
With the arm hanging freely at the side and the elbow bent, this point may be found slightly anterior to the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
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 brachial is muscle, approximately three-fifths of the distance along the line drawn between LI-11 Quchi and LI-15 Jianyu.
Note: this point is easier to find if the muscles of the upper arm are tensed.

Puncture perpendicularly or obliquely upward 0.8 to 1,5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
Penetrate the arm in front of or behind the humerus, 1 to 1,5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
For eye diseases, slanted insertion upward into the deltoid muscle, 1 to 2 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
Oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.

LI-15 join Qianyu	N-UE-14 join Naoshang LI-11 Quchi Or LI-11 Quchi	UB-1 Jingming ST-1 Chengqi
Myopia in children Anesthesia for the thorax Wasting and weakness of the arm with inability to raise the arm to the head	Pain in the shoulder or upper arm	Eye diseases
LI-12 Zhouliao	LI-13 Shouwuli
Pain and inability to raise the arm	Scrofula

Spirit of the Point	Outer Bone of the Arm connects body and spirit, the inside and outside worlds, and lets the person's arm reach out for inspiration. As a meeting point with the Yang Wei Mai it links to all the Yang, bringing clarity and a sense of being in the world, and it begins the bridge toward the Heavenly part of the body. It also helps a person carry heavy loads and reach out to others at a safe distance.
Worsley	Location: On the outer upper arm, 7 ACI above the elbow crease, at the distal edge of the deltoid's 'V'-shaped insertion. Needle depth: 3 fen Moxa: 3-7 cones
When to Consider	When the person needs to reach out for inspiration When body and spirit, or the inside and outside worlds, need connecting When there is a need for mental clarity When a person is carrying a heavy load in mind and spirit When someone needs to reach and connect with others from a safe distance For mental constipation that leads to mental poisoning; it clears obstruction
Combinations	LI-15 Shoulder Joint and LI-16 Great Bone with LI-14: used together locally and for mental clarity
Notes	Meeting point with the Yang Wei Mai First aid point for concussion

Goiter — neck & shoulder points: LI-17, LI-18, SI-17, SJ-13, LI-15, LI-16, LI-14: LI-17, LI-18 treat goiter and throat obstruction; SI-17, SJ-13 disperse neck swellings/nodules; LI-14, LI-15 dissipate nodules; LI-16 regulates qi and blood. (Rabinowitz)
Li Shizhen's Yang Wei trajectory as five-element genetic modulation: Li Shizhen built Yang Wei from BL-63, GB-35, GB-39, SJ-13, SJ-15, SI-10, LI-14 and GB-21, looping to GB-13 Benshen to change the marrow/brain. (Yuen)
Yin Wei vs Yang Wei for memory: Yin Wei Mai (PC-6) for repetitive trauma memories; Yang Wei Mai (SJ-5) for amnesia/memory gaps; Yang Wei starts at BL-63 Jinmen, then GB-35, LI-14. (Yuen)