02 LI8 Xia Lian_Lower Ridge 下廉穴
LI8 Xia Lian
Lower Ridge

下廉穴

LOCATION

4 cun below LI 11 on the LI 5 to LI 11 line.

Features

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Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

Dorsal forearm cutaneous nerve,radial nerve,radial artery,Cephalic vein。

Indication

Headache,dizziness,eyes pain,abdominal pain,diarrhea;elbow and arm pain,Tennis Elbow,elbow arthritis;Acute cerebral vascular disease… Calms the spirit, clear Yang Ming fire – mania, headaches, stroke.

Combinations

Headache,vertigo,dizziness,fainting,eyes pain:LI 08 & ST 08 & GV 24 & BL 05.
Ravings,wild language:LI 08 & GB 40.
Fullness and discomfort in chest and Hypochondrium:LI 08 & BL 23 & GB 40 & GB 43. SI
Blood in the urine arising from heat in the SI organ : CV 03 & ST 39.

穴位

在前臂背面橈側,當陽溪與曲池連線上,肘橫紋下4寸。

特點

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同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

前臂背側皮神經,橈神經深支,橈動脈肌支與頭靜脈。

適應症

頭痛,目眩,目痛,腹痛,腹泄;肘臂痛,網球肘,肘關節炎;急性腦血管病等。

穴位配伍療法

頭痛,眩暈,目痛:1.下廉 2.頭維 3.神庭 4.五處
狂言:1.下廉 2.丘墟
胸脅滿引腹:1.下廉 2.腎俞 3.丘墟 4.俠溪