LI-5 Yangxi - Yang Stream

Yang Stream is the Fire point on the Colon and a powerful point on the mental level whose effect then filters down to the physical. It warms and clears the mind, and as a big detoxifier it cleans out negativity on the mental level, and it brings stability to a person. It warms up the Fire in the Metal, depending on how tightly someone is held in themselves, and because Fire moves things, it is great for getting movement and clearing out. It softens and lightens Metal, as if saying: yes, the loss is big, but it need not be so terrible; let us find some lightness in this moment. A warm stream of moving water. It strongly warms Metal that is cold, brittle, inert, stubborn, cut off and stuck, and encourages movement more forcefully than LI-7. Fire controls Metal, and letting go is easier when we feel loved; this point lets a person feel they are not alone, isolated or abandoned.

Location: In the anatomical snuffbox on the thumb side of the wrist: between the radial styloid and the scaphoid's base, between the extensor pollicis brevis and extensor pollicis longus tendons.
Needle depth: 3 fen
Moxa: 5 cones

• When there are mental disorders of any kind, at different levels of imbalance
• When people see ghosts and spirits and it is a problem for them
• When someone is held very tightly in themselves and the Fire in their Metal needs warming
• When negativity needs to be cleaned out on a mental level
• When someone finds the world has lost its shine, or feels they don't deserve for good things to happen to them
• When a person feels unreal or cut off from their own body
• When things need movement and clearing out
• When a person has had several losses at once and has too much to deal with; it helps them manage the moment without getting caught in it
• When a person feels sad and inadequate, never good enough
• When blocks are leading to depression and lethargy
• For people who do not want to hear, and especially do not want to speak
• When the patient needs warmth, humor, joy and some jollying along to let go
• For grandiosity, megalomania and ego trips; Fire controls Metal and brings the person back

• LI-4 Joining of the Valleys with LI-5: an excellent combination for detoxifying and cleaning out on a mental level

• Fire point and River point of the Large Intestine
• Brings stability to a person
• Powerful for transformations; it reduces excess negativity and sharp edges