LI 16 - Acupuncture Point - Ju Gu

LI 16 - Acupuncture Point - Ju Gu

LI 16 Names

English Name: Great Bone
Pinyin Name: Ju Gu
Chinese Character: 巨骨

LI 16 Location

In the upper aspect of the shoulder between the acromial extremity of the clavicle and the spine of the scapula.
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LI 16 Image

Actions & Effects:

Adjunctive point with LI 15 for shoulder issues, particularly chronic issues related to blood stasis.
Resolve Blood stagnation in the chest & lungs, vomiting a/or coughing of Blood.

LI 16 Related Conditions

LI 16 Point Associations

Intersecting point of the LI & Yang Qiao Meridians

Related TCM Patterns:

◦ Blood Stagnation ◦ Heart Blood Stagnation

The (LI) Large Intestine Meridian has 20 points:

Nearby Acupuncture Points and Usages

Graphic	Point	Clinical Functions
	SI 10 Upper Arm Shu	Local point for shoulder and upper arm pain, swelling and/or weakness. Wind-heat, wind-cold - chills and fever.
	SI 12 Grasping the Wind	Local point for shoulder, scapula and/or arm pain, numbness, weakness along the course of the channel.
¤	TH 15 Celestial Bone Hole	Local Point.

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