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Jueyin Liver

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SI

BL

LI

ST

TH

GB

LU

SP

HT

KI

MH

LR

 

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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