LI 16 Acupuncture Point - Ju Gu - Large Intestine Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 14:46.
- Chinese Name Ju Gu
- English Name Great Bone
- Location: In the upper aspect of the shoulder between the acromial extremity of the clavicle and the spine of the scapula.
- Point Associations:
- Intersecting point of the LI & Yang Qiao Meridians
- Actions & Effects:
- Secondary to LI 15 for shoulder issues.
- Resolve Blood stagnation in the chest & lungs, vomiting a/or coughing of Blood.
- Large Intestine Meridian Points (20):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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