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Acupuncture points
Liver Channel
Point | Location | Chinese Name | English Name |
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LV 1 | Lateral border of big toe nail | Da Dun | Big Mound |
LV 2 | .5 cun proximal to web margin btwn 1st and 2nd toe | Xing Jian | Moving Between |
LV 3 | On dorsum of foot, in hollow distal to junction of 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones | Tai Chong | Great Rushing |
LV 4 | On ankle anteior to prominence of medial malleolus, in depression just medial to tendon of tibialis anterior when ankle is extended (dorsiflexed) | Zhong Feng | Middle Seal |
LV 5 | 5 cun above the prominence of medial malleoulus, just posterior to medial crest of tibia and gastrocnemius | Li Gou | Woodworm Canal |
LV 6 | 7 cun above prominence of medial malleolus, just posterior to medial border of tibia, in depression btwn meidal border of tbia and gastrocnemius muscle | Zhong Du | Central Capital |
LV 7 | Posterior and Inferior to medial condyle of tibia, 1 cun posterior to SP 9 | Xi Guan | Knee Joint |
LV 8 | Just superior to medial end of popliteal crease, in depression anterior to tendons of m. semitendinosus and m. semimembranosus, ~ 1 cun anterior to KD 10 | Qu Quan | Spring at the Crook |
LV 9 | Directly superior to medial epicondyle of femur, 4 cun superior to LV 8,in cleft btwn m. vastus medialis and m. sartorius | Yin Bao | Yin Wrapping |
LV 10 | 3 cun inferior to ST 30 on anterior border of m. adductor longus | Zu Wu Li | Leg Five Miles |
LV 11 | 2 cun inferior to ST 30 on anterior border of m. adductor longus | Yin Lian | Yin Corner |
LV 12 | 1 cun inferior & 2.5 cun lateral to REN 2, in crease of groin, medial to femoral vein | Ji Mai | Urgent Pulse |
LV 13 | Directly anterior & inferior to free end of 11th rib | Zhang Men | Completion Gate |
LV 14 | On mamillary line, in 6th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to midline | Qi Men | Cycle Gate |