LI-6 - Veering Passage

偏历 - Piān lì

Point Region: Forearm

LI

Large Intestine Meridian

手阳明大肠经 - Shǒu Yángmíng Dàcháng Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the back and thumb side of the forearm, on the line from LI-5 at the wrist to LI-11 at the elbow, 3 cun above the wrist crease: one quarter of the way from the wrist to the elbow.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find LI-5 at the wrist and LI-11 at the outer end of the elbow crease
  2. From the wrist, measure four finger-widths along the line toward the elbow
  3. The point is on that line
LI-6 (Veering Passage) acupressure point location: On the back and thumb side of the forearm, on the line from LI-5 at the wrist to LI-11 at the elbow, 3 cun above the wrist crease: one quarter of the way from the wrist to the elbow.

How to Apply Pressure

After finding LI-6, use steady, non-painful fingertip pressure against the forearm. Skip this point after recent arm surgery, a fracture, or an acute arm injury, and stop if discomfort increases.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Facial swelling
  • Tinnitus
  • Edema
  • Sore throat
  • Face swelling
  • Ear ringing
  • Fluid retention
  • Throat pain

Related Health Concerns

Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ears)Cold and Flu Onset

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent arm surgery
  • Severe arm fracture
  • Acute arm injury