CO10 (Colon 10) - Acupuncture Point Information

Chinese Name: Shousanli
English Name: Hand Three Li

Location: On the forearm, 2 cun distal to Quchi (CO11).

Functions:

Lowers nervous excitement and stimulates blood flow to the seat of illness, enhancing action of the leucocytes.

Primary Indications:

Swelling of submandibular region and cheek, upper limb paralysis.

Secondary Indications:

Spitting blood.

Tertiary Indications:

Abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, toothache, shoulder and arm pain, scrofula, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, loss of voice.

Other Indications:

Indigestion, ulcer, mastitis, neuraesthenia, ding boil, head wind, elbow cannot be extended, pain radiating from shoulder to navel, pain control.

References:

This information is from the book Acupuncture Point Dynamics and has been used with permission from the author John McDonald.

View other points on the Colon channel:

(CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5, CO6, CO7, CO8, CO9, CO10, CO11, CO12, CO13, CO14, CO15, CO16, CO17, CO18, CO19, CO20)

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