Large Intestine 13, Shou Wu Li
手五里, shǒu wǔ lǐ, "Arm Five Li"

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Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Chi Zhi Wu Li	chǐ zhī wǔ lǐ	尺之五里	Five Li of the Cubit
Da Jin	dà jìn	大禁	Great Prohibition
Shou Zhi Wu Li	shǒu zhī wǔ lǐ	手之五里	Five Li of the Arm

Meridian: Large Intestine	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM On the lateral side of the upper arm, on the line connecting Quchi (Ll 11) and Jianyu (LI 15), 3 cun above Quchi (LI 11). Deadman On the lateral side of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to Quchi L.I.-11, on the line connecting Quchi L.I.-11 with Jianyu L.I.-15. How To Find It 1. Locate approximately one handbreath superior to Quchi L.I.-11, in the depression between the lateral border of biceps brachii and the humerus. 2. Locate at one third of the distance between Quchi L.I.-11 and the axillary fold.
Innervation: The posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve; deeper, the radial nerve.	Vasculature: The radial collateral artery and vein.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Deadman Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.

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Large Intestine 13, Shou Wu Li手五里, shǒu wǔ lǐ, "Arm Five Li"

Large Intestine 13, Shou Wu Li
手五里, shǒu wǔ lǐ, "Arm Five Li"