Chinese Name:
Binao (English translation: Upper Arm)
Location:
On the lateral side of the arm, superior to
the insertion of m. deltoideus, on the line
connecting LI 11 and LI 15, 7 cun above LI 11.
Classification:
Crossing point of the LI, SI, and UB Meridians with
the Yang Wei (Linking) Vessel.
Indications:
- Diseases of the eye: photophobia, burning
pain, feeling of heaviness, redness, swelling and pain, diminishing vision,
difficulty in differentiation of colors.
- Scrofula
- Pain in shoulder and arm
Functions:
Activates the meridian, stops pain,
benefits the eyes, dissipates phlegm nodules.
Needling:
Perpendicular or oblique insertion upwards .8 - 1.5 cun. |