Name

手三里

• Shou San Li
• Arm Three Distances (Like the ST-36 but on the arm)
• Celestial Indifference Divine

Location

2 CUN below LI-11

Actions:

• Painful Obstruction Syndrome (pain): Radial epicondylitis (of Yang Ming), arm pain with difficulty extending, stiffness, numbness of the arms
• Tonifies in case of Atrophy Syndrome: difficulty moving the arms, immobility. In case of hemiplegia it is necessary to treat the opposite side together with ST-36 to tonify and strengthen the four limbs
• Tonifies the blood (more than LI-11)

Comments

Potent tonic of Qi and Blood. Some consider it the "ST-36 Zusanli" of the arm.

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 CUN perpendicular