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Jueyin Liver
LR 1 (dadun)
- clear Heat,
Fire, & Yang rising, regulates menses, calms spirit, prolapse
(uterus)
- Location:
1 fen from the lateral proximal corner of the big toe nail.
LR 2 (xingjian)
- clear Fire,
& Xue Heat (w/ PC 3, SP 10, BL 40), internal wind (wry mouth)
- Location:
on the dorsum of the foot, between the 1st & 2nd toes, 0.5 cun
proximal to the margin of the web.
LR 3 (taichong)
-
[Yuan-source]
- soothe LR
Fire & Yang, Damp/Heat, urinary problems, wry mouth from ?,
Blood Stasis, emotional headache, nourish LR Yin/blood, insomnia
- Location:
on the dorsum of the foot in the hollow distal to the junction
of the 1st & 2nd metatarsal bones.
LR 4 (zhongfeng)
- local,
rheumatoid arthritis, genital pain
- Location (zhongfeng):
anterior to the medial malleolus & posterior to the tendon of
the tibialis anterior (when dorsiflexed) in the depression.
LR 5 (ligou)
- [connect to
GB]
- Damp/Heat,
irregular menses, urinary problems, leg pain
- Location:
5 cun superior to the medial malleolus on the medial flat
portion of the tibia.
LR 6 (zhongdu)
- [Xi-Cleft]
- regulates
Qi & blood, relieve pain (menstrual, hernia, calf w/ BL 57 & GB
34), nosebleed w/ LI 4
- Location:
2 cun superior to LR 5.
LR 7 (xiguan)
- medial knee
pain w/ SP 9, ST 35, M-LE-16
- Location:
1 cun posterior to SP 9.
LR 8 (ququan)
- local,
Damp/Heat, soothe sinews, frees low Jiao, urinary problems,
prolapse
- Location :
1 cun anterior to KI 10, just superior to the medial end of the
popliteal crease.
LR 13 (zhangmen)
- [Alarm-Mu
of SP, Hui-influential of 5 Zang]
- moves blood
& Stasis, local, food stagnation
- Location:
anterior & inferior to the free end of the 11th rib.
LR 14 (qimen)
- [Alarm-Mu
of LR]
- shaoyang
syndrome, clear LR Heat & stagnation, soothe LR, transforms
Phlegm & Stasis
- Location:
directly below the nipple in the 6th intercostals space.
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