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Acupuncture Point Detail

L.I 15 Jianyu

Location :

(a) At the anterior and inferior border of acromio-clavicular joint, inferior to the acromion, when arm is in abduction. (b) The point is in the depression of the acromion when arm is in full abduction.

Indications :

Same as Binao (LI 14) Pain in the shoulder and arm. Motor impairment of the upper extremities, rubella, scrofula.

Method of puncturing :

Benefits sinews, promotes circulation of Qi in the channels, stops pain, expels wind.

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Perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch when arm is in abduction, or obliquely downward 1.0-1.5 inches when arm