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(There are twenty-two acupoints on the Yunmen point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, eleven on each side.)
Diagram of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian
The Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian starts from Zhongfu (LU-1), located approximately one cun below Yunmen (LU-2); Yunmen is found two cun lateral to Qihu (ST-15) and two bone-widths below Renying (ST-9); Tianfu (LU-3) is sought three cun below the axilla; Xiabai (LU-4) is at five cun above the elbow; Chize (LU-5) is in the center of the cubital fossa crease; Kongzui (LU-6) is taken seven cun proximal to the wrist crease on the palmar aspect of the forearm; Lieque (LU-7) is located half a cun distal to the radial styloid process on the radial side of the wrist; Jingqu (LU-8) is in the depression at the radial pulse (Cunkou); Taiyuan (LU-9) is at the head of the transverse crease of the wrist; Yuji (LU-10) is at the scattered vessels after the metacarpophalangeal joint; Shaoshang (LU-11) is sought on the medial side of the thumb. If needle insertion aggravates the condition, reduce the stimulation or stop.

The Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian originates in the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), descends to connect with the Large Intestine, loops around the cardiac orifice (Benmen), ascends through the diaphragm, and belongs to the Lung; from the Lung system (trachea, larynx, etc.), it emerges horizontally from the axilla, runs along the anterior border of the medial aspect of the upper limb, passes through the elbow, follows the forearm to Cunkou, ascends to Yuji, and terminates beside the nail corner on the medial side of the thumb.
Pathological changes in this meridian manifest as arm jue (coldness/numbness of the arm); diseases generated include asthma, cough, thirst, irritability, chest and hypochondriac fullness and stagnation; pain along the anterior lateral border of the arm, frequent urination, heat in the palm; if Lung Qi is deficient, cold pain in the shoulder and back with an excess of cold qi occurs, also presenting with pain, sweating, aversion to wind, fatigue, shortness of breath, involuntary urination without control, and dark red urine.

(There are forty acupoints for the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, twenty on each side.)
Diagram of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian
The Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian belongs to the Large Intestine and begins at Shangyang (LI-1) on the medial side of the index finger; Erjian (LI-2) is determined before the proximal interphalangeal joint; Sanjian (LI-3) is determined after the proximal interphalangeal joint; Hegu (LI-4) is sought in the depression between the second and third metacarpal bones; Yangxi (LI-5) is detailed on the radial side of the wrist crease; Pianli (LI-6) is fixed three cun behind the wrist; Wenliu (LI-7) is at five cun behind the wrist; Xialian (LI-8) and Shanglian (LI-9) are each one cun apart; Shanglian is one cun above Xialian; Quchi (LI-11) is obtained by flexing the elbow one cun below Shanglian in the depression; Shousanli (LI-10) is two cun below Quchi, in the depression on the lateral edge of the radius; Wuli (LI-13) is measured three cun above the elbow based on arm circumference; Binao (LI-14) is one cun below Jianyu (LI-15); Jianyu is between the two bones at the shoulder end; Jugu (SI-1) is inside the forked bone at the shoulder end; Tianding (SI-11) is above Quepen (ST-12); Futu (LI-18) is one cun below the angle of the mandible; Heliao (SI-19) is five fen beside Shuigou (GV-26); there is one acupoint on each side of the nostrils, totaling two points, both being Yingxiang (LI-20).

The meridian qi of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine starts at Shangyang (LI-1) on the medial side of the index finger, follows the lateral border of the finger, emerges at Hegu (LI-4) between the tendons in the depression of the metacarpals, enters the lateral elbow via the lateral forearm, proceeds along the lateral upper arm to the anterior border of the shoulder, runs alongside the spine (Zhugut), enters the Supraclavicular Fossa (Quepen) from the shoulder, connects with the Lung, descends through the diaphragm, and belongs to the Large Intestine; its branch rises straight up from the Supraclavicular Fossa to the neck, crosses obliquely over the cheek anteriorly, enters the lower gum, circles around the philtrum (Renzhong), crosses to the opposite side, ascends flanking the nasal cavity, and pours into Yingxiang (LI-20). When the qi and blood of this meridian are abundant, pathological changes (Shidong) involve neck swelling and toothache; diseases generated include epistaxis, yellow eyes, dry mouth, throat obstruction (Houbi); difficulty in using the thumb and index finger; persistent pain in the anterior lateral shoulder; if pathogenic factors are excessive, the pulse is hot and swollen; if healthy Qi is deficient, there is chills, and the disease worsens asymmetrically.