•Source [出處 chū chù]:
Spiritual pivot 【靈樞 líng shū】,【經脈篇 jīng mài piān】
•Channel and collateral【經絡 jīng luò】:
Hand yang ming
•Classification【類別 lèi bié】:
Collateral point [絡穴 luò xué]
•Name【名稱 mīng chéng】:
偏 [piān] : inclined to one side; partial
歷 [lì] : to pass through, order, sequence
This point name is a reference to the collateral channel that exit from the main channel at LI-6 and travels to the lung channel.
•Location【部位 bù wèi】:
On the posterolateral aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting LI5 with LI11, 3 cun superior to the dorsal wrist crease.
•Needling【針法 zhēn fǎ】:
Oblique needling, 0.5-1 cum depth. 3-5 Moxa cons and 5-10 minutes of moxa stick
•Action【功效 gōng xiào】:
Clear lung qi 清肺氣 [qīng fèi qì]
Regulate water passageways [調水道 [tiào shuǐ dào]
Penetrate the collateral channel通脈絡 [tōng mài luò]
•Indication【主治 zhǔ zhì】:
Epistaxis, deafness, tinnitus, throat obstruction, shoulder and elbow pain, difficulty in urination, swelling in the face and chceeks, epilepsy, tonsillitis, facial nerve palsy, forearm neuralgia, tenosynovitis of radial styloid process.