LI 6 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Veering Passageway
• Pinyin Name: Pian Li
• Chinese Character: 偏歴

LI 6 Clinical Usages

• Luo Connecting Point, influences the descending and dispersing function of the Lungs - useful for upperbody edema a/or facial puffiness.
• The Luo channel travels upward to the face effecting the jaw, teeth and ears, tinnitus, deafness, toothache, nosebleeds.  

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LI 6 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Edema
• Tinnitus
• Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
• Toothache

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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