Name

臂臑

• Bi Nao
• Deltoid Muscle Point
• Arm Muscle

Location

7 CUN above LI-11, slightly above the deltoid groove, the insertion of the deltoid on the humerus

Nature

• Receives Qi from the Extraordinary Channel Yang Linking Vessel and Stomach Channel

Actions

• Deltoid muscle pain. Cannot raise arms to head. Treat with LU-6
• Lack of strength in shoulder, pain with difficulty turning head
• Wei Syndrome: hemiplegia, paralysis due to Wind attack
• Urticaria
• Goiter, with caution, must know the cause: needle only if cause is Heat (hyperthyroidism) and not Cold (hypothyroidism)

Comments

Yang Ming in general is the Sea of Yang and relates to the brain and solar plexus

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 - 1 CUN perpendicular

Interactions

• Inability to raise arm with pain: LI-12
• Conjunctivitis: GB-37