LI1 (Shangyang, “Shangyang translates to 'Metal Yang'”) is the Jing-Well Point point of the Large Intestine Meridian. It is located on the radial side of the index finger, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail bed. It clears heat, revives consciousness, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain, particularly along the channel and in the sensory orifices.
On the radial side of the index finger, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail bed.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or pricked to bleed. The point is very sensitive.
Clears heat, revives consciousness, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain, particularly along the channel and in the sensory orifices..
Chest fullness, cough, wheezing, swelling with distention, heat disease without sweating, tinnitus, deafness, malaria with mouth dryness, jaw and chin swelling, toothache with aversion to cold, shoulder and back tension, pain in the supraclavicular fossa, blue-green blindness , mouth and tongue dryness, inability to eat or drink, sore throat..
As the Jing-Well point of the Large Intestine channel, Shangyang is a primary point for expelling acute pathogenic factors, especially heat, from the opposite end of the channel. It is classically indicated for high fever, sore throat, toothache, and reviving consciousness. Its ability to clear heat and reduce swelling makes it effective for acute, painful conditions of the head and face. Pricking to bleed is a common and effective method for these excess conditions.
LI1 is one of 20 points on the Large Intestine Meridian. Nearby points:
LI1 (Shangyang) is located on the radial side of the index finger, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail bed.
LI1 clears heat, revives consciousness, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain, particularly along the channel and in the sensory orifices. Common clinical indications include chest fullness, cough, wheezing, swelling with distention, heat disease without sweating, tinnitus, deafness, malaria with mouth dryness, jaw and chin swelling, toothache with aversion to cold, shoulder and back tension, pain in the supraclavicular fossa, blue-green blindness , mouth and tongue dryness, inability to eat or drink, sore throat.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or pricked to bleed. The point is very sensitive.
LI1 is a point on the Large Intestine Meridian (Shǒu Yángmíng Dàcháng Jīng).