Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming

Hand-Yangming: index finger to nose

Type：Hand-Yangming
Organ：Large intestine
Time of flow：Mao hour (5–7 a.m.)
Course：Starting at Shangyang on the radial side of the index finger, it runs up the back of the hand and the outer front edge of the forearm and upper arm to the shoulder, passes the neck and cheek, and ends beside the nostril at Yingxiang.
Traditionally associated with：Toothache, nasal congestion, throat discomfort, constipation, and pain along the outer arm and shoulder.

Related acupoints

Shangyang (LI1)：Radial side of the index finger, about 0.1 cun from the nail corner
Hegu (LI4)：In the web between thumb and index finger, at the highest point of the muscle (avoid during pregnancy)
Yangxi (LI5)：Radial side of the wrist crease on the back of the wrist, in the depression between two tendons when the thumb is lifted
Shousanli (LI10)：About 2 cun below Quchi, on the outer forearm
Quchi (LI11)：Depression at the outer end of the elbow crease when the elbow is bent
Jianyu (LI15)：Depression below and in front of the acromion when the arm is raised horizontally
Yingxiang (LI20)：Beside the midpoint of the outer edge of the nostril, in the nasolabial groove