Sundance Acupuncture

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LI-7 Wenliu - Warm Current

More Spirit Names: Warm Flow, Warm Dwelling, Warm Slide, Temperate Flow

English:	Warm Flow
Also Known As:	Warm Current Warm Slide

Location

Located halfway between LI-5 Yangxi and LI-11 Quchi.
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, 5 cun above the crease of the wrist.
5 cun above LI-5 Yangxi on the forearm.

Needling

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Transverse-oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.

Command Functions

Xi-Cleft (Accumulating) point
Gueki point

Actions

Clears Heat
Detoxifies poison
Stops pain
Expels Wind
Benefits the throat
Moderates acute conditions
Harmonizes and regulates the Intestines and Stomach
Clears Yang Ming Fire
Calms the Shen

Indications

Speech difficulties
Tongue thrusting
Continuous belching
Absolute despair
Ulcers of the hand and face
Ulcerated Large Intestine
Arthritis due to Cold
Sore throat
Mouth and tongue swelling, pain and inflammation
Glossitis
Swollen tonsils
Redness, swelling and pain of the face
Carbuncles
Furuncles
Borborygmus with abdominal pain
Frequent laughter
Raving
Seeing ghosts
Clove sores

Stomatitis
Abdominal pain and distention
Borborygmus
Belching
Epistaxis
Headache
Headache with fever
Facial edema
Swelling and heaviness of the extremities
Shoulder and arm ache
Parotitis
Facial paralysis
Deviation of the face and mouth
Pain of the teeth and mouth
Loss of voice
Vomiting of watery saliva and foam
Sudden swelling of the extremities
Pain and debility in raising the shoulder and arm

Combinations

LI-11 Quchi	ST-24 Huaroumen HT-3 Shaohai	LI-5 Yangxi UB-61 Pucan
Throat Bi with loss of voice	Stiff tongue Tongue thrusting	Manic raving Seeing ghosts
LIV-14 Qimen
Stiffness of the nape of the neck due to Cold

Contraindications

Notes

Use lots of moxa to warm the Spirit.
Warms the whole person.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	Warm Current brings warmth into the Metal, warming it up so the Metal can flow. When Metal is really cold, it is often used for warming the Colon Official. It opens the person up and helps them to relax when they sit slouched and closed, so they can be inspired and take a breath. As the Accumulation point it nourishes and helps a person look at their circumstances in a new way.
Worsley	Location: On the posteroradial forearm, 7 ACI above the wrist crease. With the palm side of the forearm laid across the chest, it lies on the radial edge of extensor digitorum. Needle depth: 3 fen Moxa: 5-30 cones
When to Consider	When Metal is really cold and the person feels absolute despair When a person sits slouched and closed and needs to relax, open up, be inspired and take a breath When someone cannot keep warm without an outside source, and feels despondent and isolated with no inner place of comfort When a person cannot open out and connect with other people When a person sees no good in life; it warms cold, inert Metal and releases things embedded at the mental level When the patient has started letting go and needs gentle, kind encouragement to continue
Notes	Accumulation (Xi Cleft) point of the Large Intestine Excellent with moxa Good for warming the spirit; it can take up to thirty moxa

From Class

LI-7 Wenliu: Xi-cleft; pain and swelling of face and throat. (Lewis)
Xi-cleft points for acute pain at end of life: Start locally with ashi points, find the channel, then use its xi-cleft point for acute pain; non-acupuncturists can anoint these points with the essential oils. (Lewis)

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.