LI-20 Yingxiang - Welcome Fragrance
More Spirit Names: Receiving Fragrance, Surging Yang
| English: | Welcome Fragrance |
| Also Known As: | Greeting Scent Receiving Fragrance |
Location
- In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
- 0.5 cun lateral to the nostril, in the nasolabial sulcus.
Needling
- Puncture obliquely or subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Transverse insertion medio-superiorly 0.3 to 0.5 cun or join BitongM-HN-14 at the highest point of the nasolabial groove.
- For roundworms in the bile duct: transverse insertion joined to ST-2 Sibai, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- For diseases of the nose: join to M-HN-14 Bitong, 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the nose and lachrymation.
Command Functions
- Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Stomach channel
- Exit point
Actions
- Dispels Exterior Wind
- Opens the nasal passages
- Clears Heat
- Strengthens the activities of the contractile elements in the nasal cavity
- Disperses Wind-Heat
Indications
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Combinations
| Join to ST-2 | LI-4 | |
Pain of biliary ascariasis (use strong manipulation) | Nasal congestion and inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul | Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge |
LI-4 | Join to ST-2 | |
Rhinitis with epistaxis | Itching and swelling of the face | Round worms in the bile duct |
Join to M-HN-14 | ||
| Nasosinusitis |
Contraindications
- According to some classical and modern texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
Notes
- This is a good local point for nose problems of any kind.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Welcome Fragrance is about smelling life's joy and beauty, and it affects the mind and spirit. Most people assume that picking up an odor is purely physical; it is not, for it is mental and spiritual as well. This point concerns more than physical fragrance; it is also about newness, letting new experience come in, and about old memories, the way a fragrance lets us relive wonderful moments and times from the past. As the last point on the meridian, it reminds us that letting go of one thing lets us welcome in something new. It helps a person come through the letting go and breathe everything in: what a beautiful day, and how good it smells. Past experiences can be recalled without dwelling in the past. Clears the rubbish from the channel and brings mental and spiritual fragrance, restoring an appreciation of beauty, freshness and new experience. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the face, 1 fen outside the ala (wing) of the nose, at its lower edge. |
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From Class
- LI-11, LI-1, LI-15, LI-20 (channel opening): Define the area of contention as root, then open the channel both ways — LI-11 to LI-1 and up to LI-15, exit LI-20 (Tom Bisio's 'lock and key'). (Alexander)
- Yangming and the sensory portals: The Stomach is first to connect to all the sensory orifices; LI-20 links to BL-1 into the eyes, descending to ST-1. (Gioioso)