LI-6 Pianli - Side Passage
More Spirit Names: Slanting Passage, Veering Passage, Veering Passageway
| English: | Veering Passage |
| Also Known As: | Slanting Passage Deviated Passage Partial Order Side Passage Page History Side Path Inclined Passage Deflected Passage |
Location
- Located 3 cun proximal to LI-5 Yangxi on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi.
- 3 cun above LI-5 Yangxi on the forearm.
- With the elbow flexed and the radial side of the arm upward, the point is on the line connecting LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi, 3 cun above the crease of the wrist.
Note: to locate this point, divide the distance between LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi in half and then halve the distance between the midpoint and LI-5 Yangxi.
Needling
- Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly or obliquely 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Command Functions
- Luo-Connecting point
Actions
- Expels Wind
- Clears Heat
- Opens and regulates the water passages
Indications
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Combinations
| LI-5 | ||
Tinnitus | Deafness | Deafness due to Kidney Deficiency |
LI-10 | ||
Rhinitis with epistaxis | Dry throat | Soreness and pain of the elbow and fore with difficulty in flexion and extension |
- LI-6 + LU-7: opens the Lung water passages for Yang edema
Contraindications
Notes
- This point is mostly used to open the Lung water passages.
- It is known as "the mental tone" point.
- Large Intestine Luo vessel: Starts at LI-6. Joins its interior-exterior partner, the LU channel, 3 cun above the wrist. Rises up the arm through LI-15 to the jaw and cheek, where it splits: one branch links with the teeth, the other enters the ear to join the Zong mai (the gathering place of the LI, ST, SI, GB and SJ channels at the ear). Symptoms of the Large Intestine Luo: Toothache, deafness, cold sensation in the teeth, and a stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Side Passage is the Junction point with the Lung, so it brings harmony to the whole Metal element and calms the processes at the beginning and end of a person's life. It is a good point for mental confusion and has a marked mental effect. When Metal is in distress, behavior can swing between extremes, and this point restores balance along with Metal's clarity and judgment. It marks the end of a past period, a passage out of a time: letting go of a hard experience, ending the ruminating and the situation as it has been known, and putting it behind. When things grow stale, freshness is needed. A way around, like a side path: another, less traveled and less cluttered way to release and let go. It brings a new perspective, another angle on things. |
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| Worsley | Location: With the palm side of the forearm laid across the chest: on the posteroradial forearm, 3 ACI from the wrist crease, between abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis longus. |
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From Class
- SI-7, SJ-5, SJ-6, ST-40, Ren-15, BL-58, LI-6, GB-37, LV-5, Du-1 (luo complements): Luo complements: SI-7 endocarditis heat; SJ-6 toxic heat; SJ-5 wind-damp bi; BL-58 heart-attack prodrome; LI-6 edema; ST-40/Ren-15 phlegm; GB-37; LV-5, Du-1 rectification. (Gioioso)
- Diaphragm stasis: Ren-14 + Ren-4 dispersed, LI-6 bled; or SP-17 + KI-4 bled: For CHF/exertional breathlessness (lung qi failing to move blood); LI is yang of the lungs controlling the diaphragm; broken vessels at KI-4 mean jing-level stasis. (Gioioso)
- Fire luo points (SJ-5, LI-6, SI-7): Any luo point associated with fire clears heat through the blood via the luo mechanism. (Gioioso)