WenLiu (LI 7)

⁠ Xi point of the Large Intestine.

Location of WenLiu

WenLiu is located 5 cun from YangXi, on the line from the anatomical snuffbox to the end of the elbow crease.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Activates circulation in the meridian and stops pain: wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck, face, teeth/gums;
• Cools Heat and eliminates toxins: redness, heat, swelling, pain and possibly pruritus (itching), as in a whitlow (skin and subcutaneous infection of a finger), a worsening boil, skin problems (with infection).