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Large Intestine channel · LI6

偏歷 Piānlì

LI6 · Veering Passage

LI6 Piānlì marked on the body, Back of the forearm on the thumb side, a hand's width above LI5, on the line from LI5 to LI11

Where it is

Back of the forearm on the thumb side, a hand's width above LI5, on the line from LI5 to LI11.

Anatomically: Back of the forearm, 3 cun up from the wrist crease (back side), on the line running from LI5 to LI11.

Locations follow the WHO standard acupuncture point locations, in our own words.

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The name

偏to one side, to veer
歷to pass through

The Luo-Connecting point. Here a branch veers off from the channel and passes over to the Lung channel.

Point categories

Luo-Connecting 絡穴
On the twelve main channels, where a branch leaves the channel to link with its paired channel (the Lung with the Large Intestine, and so on). The other three (CV15, GV1 and the Great Luo of the Spleen, SP21) spread a net of small vessels over the trunk.

On the Large Intestine channel

Point 6 of 20 on the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Channel.

For education about traditional Chinese medicine theory only. Not medical advice. Talk to a qualified health professional before using acupressure if you are pregnant, have a health condition or take medication.