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POINT: LI-20 (LARGE INTESTINE-20) 

English: Welcome Fragrance
Also Known As: Greeting Scent
Receiving Fragrance
  • In the nasolabial groove, at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
  • 0.5 cun lateral to the nostril, in the nasolabial sulcus.
  • Puncture obliquely or subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Transverse insertion medio-superiorly 0.3 to 0.5 cun or join BitongM-HN-14 at the highest point of the nasolabial groove.
  • For roundworms in the bile duct: transverse insertion joined to ST-2 Sibai, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • For diseases of the nose: join to M-HN-14 Bitong, 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending throughout the nose and lachrymation.
  • Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel with the Stomach channel
  • Exit point
  • Dispels Exterior Wind
  • Opens the nasal passages
  • Clears Heat
  • Strengthens the activities of the contractile elements in the nasal cavity
  • Disperses Wind-Heat
  • Sneezing
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Epistaxis
  • Runny nose
  • Stuffy nose
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Nasal polyps
  • Swelling of the face
  • Sensation of ants crawling on the face
  • Hyposmia
  • Cannot smell even stinking odors
  • Hemiplegia with deviation of the mouth
  • Swelling of the lips
  • Subcutaneous edema
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Round worms in the bile duct
  • Pus in the nose
  • Deafness
  • Nasal congestion
  • Nasal congestion and discharge
  • Pain and swelling of the lip
  • Dyspnea
  • Cracked lips
  • Common cold with nasal obstruction
  • Sinusitis
  • Wind Cold Invasion
  • Wind-Heat Invasion
  • Facial paralysis
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Tic
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Deviation of the mouth and eyes
  • Eating up the face
  • Suffocation
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Itching of the face
  • Inability to distinguish odors
  • Nasosinusitis
  • Inflammation of facial structures
  • Acute and chronic rhinitis
  • Oppression
  • Stridor
  • Sensation of a wound in the nose
  • Dermatoses
  • Profuse nasal discharge
  • Nasal sores
  • Heat and redness of the eyes
  • Facial eczema
  • Facial acne

Join to ST-2
Sibai

DU-23
Shangxing
UB-5
Wuchu
LI-19
Kouheliao

LI-4
Hegu

UB-12
Fengmen
DU-24
Shenting
UB-2
Zanzhu
UB-67
Zhiyin
KI-20
Futonggu

Pain of biliary ascariasis (use strong manipulation)

Nasal congestion and inability to distinguish the fragrant from the foul

Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge

LI-2
Erjian
DU-16
Fengfu

LI-4
Hegu

Join to ST-2
Sibai

DU-26
Renzhong
M-LE-23
Dannangxue
ST-36
Zusanli
REN-12
Zhongwan

Rhinitis with epistaxis

Itching and swelling of the face

Round worms in the bile duct

Join to M-HN-14
Bitong
DU-23
Shangxing
LI-11
Quchi
LI-4
Hegu

 

 

Nasosinusitis

 

 

  • According to some classical and modern texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
  • This is a good local point for nose problems of any kind.