Acupoints

A Simple Touch Can Naturally Reset Your Body’s Waste-Clearing System

For cases of severe or persistent constipation, and head related issues such as toothaches, jaw swelling, sore throat, the Shang Yang acupoint is a touch away.
A Simple Touch Can Naturally Reset Your Body’s Waste-Clearing System
LI1 Metal Yang (Shang Yang) The Epoch Times
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
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In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the health of one organ affects its corresponding partner, so they are often treated as a unified system. An exploration of the Large Intestine meridian is an ideal time to discuss meridian pairings.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Canon” teaches that meridians are coupled as yin and yang counterparts, supporting and influencing each other. The Large Intestine meridian is crucial for clearing both physical and metabolic waste. Its pairing with the Lung meridian allows it to influence digestion, respiratory function, and skin clarity. Metal Yang (Shang Yang, LI1), at the tip of the index finger, offers a direct reset for this meridian. It’s the first and one of the most dynamic points along the path.

A Point With Power to Reset

Shang Yang is first mentioned in the “Ling Shu” (“Spiritual Pivot”) and is known as the Jing-Well point of the Large Intestine meridian. Jing-Well points are considered energetic wells—small in size but powerful in effect. They are commonly used to reset the function of the entire meridian and its associated organ.
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
Moreen was born into a family with a lineage of four generations of traditional Chinese medicine doctors and professors. She was Dean of the Natural Therapies Institute in Sydney, Australia. Drawing on her family heritage, she created a certified organic wellness brand, and co-founded the largest Chinese medical image encyclopedia online.