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Antique Pts - Liver
Manual of Acupuncture (Deadman) - Antique pts and first/last pt of meridian
LV Point | Point Location | Antique Point | Yin Yang Identity |
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LIV - 1 | On the dorsal aspect of the big toe, approximately 0.1 cun from the lateral corner of the nail. | Jing-Well and Wood point of Liver channel; Master point | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 2 | On the dorsum of the foot, between the first and second toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web. | Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Liver channel; Sedation (Child) point | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 3 | On the dorsum of the foot, in the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones. | Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Liver channel | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 4 | On the ankle, anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in the significant depression just medial to the tendon of tibialis anterior when the ankle is extended (dorsiflexed). | Jing-River and Metal point of the Liver channel | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 5 | 5 cun above the prominence of the medial malleolus, immediately posterior to the medial crest of the tibia, in the depression between the medial crest of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle. | Luo-Connecting point of the Liver channel | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 6 | 7 cun above the prominence of the medial malleolus, immediately posterior to the medial border of the tibia, in the depression between the medial border of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle. | Xi-Cleft point of the Liver channel | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 8 | Just superior to the medial end of the popliteal crease, in the depression anterior to the tendons of m. semitendinosus and m. semembranosus, about 1 cun anterior to Yingu KID-10 | He-Sea and Water point of the Liver channel; Tonification (Mother) point | Foot Jue Yin |
LIV - 14 | On the mamillary line, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline. | n/a | Foot Jue Yin |