POINTS OF THE LIVER MERIDIAN OF FOOT-JUEYIN
LR 1 (Jing-Well Point)
Chinese Name: Dadun
English Name
Location: On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Indications: Hernia, enuresis, uterine bleeding, prolapse of the uterus, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.1-0.2 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The dorsal digital nerve derived from the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 2 (Ying-Spring Point)
Chinese Name: Xingjian
English Name
Location: On the dorsum of the foot between the first and second toe, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Pain in the hypochondrium, abdominal distension, headache, dizziness and vertigo, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, deviation of the mouth, hernia, painful urination, retention of urine, irregular menstruation, epilepsy, insomnia, convulsion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous network of the foot and the first dorsal digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The site where the dorsal digital nerves split from the lateral dorsal metatarsal nerve of the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 3 (Shu-Stream and Yuan-Primary Point)
Chinese Name: Taichong
English Name
Location: On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.
Indications: Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression, infantile convulsion, deviation of the mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine, epilepsy, pain in the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous network of the foot, the first dorsal metatarsal artery.
Innervation: The branch of the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 4 (Jing-River Point)
Chinese Name: Zhongfeng
English Name
Location: Anterior to the medial malleolus, midway between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Jiexi (ST 41), in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of m. tibialis anterior.
Indications: Hernia, pain in the external genitalia, nocturnal emission, retention of urine, distending pain in the hy pochondrium.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularl 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous ne work of the foot and the anterior medial malleolar artery.
Innervation: The branch of the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve of the foot and the saphenous nerve.
LR 5 (Luo-Connecting Point)
Chinese Name: Ligou
English Name
Location: 5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, pruritus valvae, weakness and atrophy of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Posteriorly, the great saphenous vein.
Innervation: The branch of the saphenous nerve.
LR 6 (Xi-Cleft Point)
Chinese Name: Zhongdu
English Name
Location: 7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.
Indications: Abdominal pain, hypochondriac pain, diarrhea, hernia, uterine bleeding, prolonged lochia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The great saphenous vem.
Innervation: The branch of the saphenous nerve.
LR 7
Chinese Name: Xiguan
English Name
Location: Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, in the upper portion of the medial head of m. gastrocnemius, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan (SP 9).
Indication: Pain of the knee.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Deeper, the posterior tibial artery.
Innervation: The branch of the medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
LR 8 (He-Sea Point)
Chinese Name: Ququan
English Name
Location: When knee is flexed, the point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease, posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia, in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of m. semimembranosus and m. semitendinosus.
Indications: Prolapse of uterus, lower abdominal pain, retention of urine, nocturnal emission, pain in the external genitalia, pruritus vulvae, pain in the medial aspect of the knee and thigh.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Anteriorly, the great saphenous vein, on the pathway of the genu su prema artery.
Innervation: The saphenous.
LR 9
Chinese Name: Yinbao
English Name
Location: 4 cun above the medial epicondyle of the femur, between m. vastus medialis and m. sartorius.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, lower abdominal pain, enuresis, retention of urine, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Deeper, on the lateral side, the femoral artery and vein, the superficial branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery.
Innervation: The anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, on the pathway of the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 10
Chinese Name: Zuwuli
English Name
Location: 3 cun directly below Qichong (ST 30), at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of m. abductor longus.
Indications: Lower abdominal distention and fullness, retention of urine.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superficial branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The genitofemoral nerve, the anterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 11
Chinese Name: Yinlian
English Name
Location: 2 cun directly below Qichong (ST 30), at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of m. abductor longus.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, pain in the thigh and leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The genitofemoral nerve, the branch of the medial femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 12
Chinese Name: Jimai
English Name
Location: Lateral to the pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to Qichong (ST 30), in the inguinal groove where the pulsation of femoral artery is palpable, 2.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the external genitalia.
Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the external pudendal artery and vein, the pubic branches of the inferior epigastric artery and vein; laterally, the femoral veIn.
Innervation: The ilioinguinal nerve; deeper, in the inferior aspect, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 13 (Front-Mu Point of the Spleen, Influential Point of Zang Organs)
Chinese Name: Zhangmen
English Name
Location: On the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib.
Indications: Abdominal distention, borborygmus, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The terminal branch of the tenth intercostal artery.
Innervation: Slightly inferiorly, the tenth intercostal nerve.
LR 14 (Front-Mu Point of the Liver)
Chinese Name: Qimen
English Name
Location: Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Indications: Hypochondriac pain, abdominal distention, hiccup, acid regurgitation, mastitis, depression, febrile diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The sixth intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The sixth intercostal nerve.
Chinese Name: Dadun
English Name
Location: On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Indications: Hernia, enuresis, uterine bleeding, prolapse of the uterus, epilepsy.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.1-0.2 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The dorsal digital nerve derived from the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 2 (Ying-Spring Point)
Chinese Name: Xingjian
English Name
Location: On the dorsum of the foot between the first and second toe, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin.
Indications: Pain in the hypochondrium, abdominal distension, headache, dizziness and vertigo, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, deviation of the mouth, hernia, painful urination, retention of urine, irregular menstruation, epilepsy, insomnia, convulsion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous network of the foot and the first dorsal digital artery and vein.
Innervation: The site where the dorsal digital nerves split from the lateral dorsal metatarsal nerve of the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 3 (Shu-Stream and Yuan-Primary Point)
Chinese Name: Taichong
English Name
Location: On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.
Indications: Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression, infantile convulsion, deviation of the mouth, pain in the hypochondriac region, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine, epilepsy, pain in the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous network of the foot, the first dorsal metatarsal artery.
Innervation: The branch of the deep peroneal nerve.
LR 4 (Jing-River Point)
Chinese Name: Zhongfeng
English Name
Location: Anterior to the medial malleolus, midway between Shangqiu (SP 5) and Jiexi (ST 41), in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of m. tibialis anterior.
Indications: Hernia, pain in the external genitalia, nocturnal emission, retention of urine, distending pain in the hy pochondrium.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularl 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The dorsal venous ne work of the foot and the anterior medial malleolar artery.
Innervation: The branch of the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve of the foot and the saphenous nerve.
LR 5 (Luo-Connecting Point)
Chinese Name: Ligou
English Name
Location: 5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.
Indications: Retention of urine, enuresis, hernia, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, pruritus valvae, weakness and atrophy of the leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Posteriorly, the great saphenous vein.
Innervation: The branch of the saphenous nerve.
LR 6 (Xi-Cleft Point)
Chinese Name: Zhongdu
English Name
Location: 7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.
Indications: Abdominal pain, hypochondriac pain, diarrhea, hernia, uterine bleeding, prolonged lochia.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture subcutaneously 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The great saphenous vem.
Innervation: The branch of the saphenous nerve.
LR 7
Chinese Name: Xiguan
English Name
Location: Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, in the upper portion of the medial head of m. gastrocnemius, 1 cun posterior to Yinlingquan (SP 9).
Indication: Pain of the knee.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Deeper, the posterior tibial artery.
Innervation: The branch of the medial sural cutaneous nerve; deeper, the tibial nerve.
LR 8 (He-Sea Point)
Chinese Name: Ququan
English Name
Location: When knee is flexed, the point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease, posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia, in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of m. semimembranosus and m. semitendinosus.
Indications: Prolapse of uterus, lower abdominal pain, retention of urine, nocturnal emission, pain in the external genitalia, pruritus vulvae, pain in the medial aspect of the knee and thigh.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Anteriorly, the great saphenous vein, on the pathway of the genu su prema artery.
Innervation: The saphenous.
LR 9
Chinese Name: Yinbao
English Name
Location: 4 cun above the medial epicondyle of the femur, between m. vastus medialis and m. sartorius.
Indications: Pain in the lumbosacral region, lower abdominal pain, enuresis, retention of urine, irregular menstruation.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: Deeper, on the lateral side, the femoral artery and vein, the superficial branch of the medial circumflex femoral artery.
Innervation: The anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, on the pathway of the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 10
Chinese Name: Zuwuli
English Name
Location: 3 cun directly below Qichong (ST 30), at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of m. abductor longus.
Indications: Lower abdominal distention and fullness, retention of urine.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The superficial branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The genitofemoral nerve, the anterior femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 11
Chinese Name: Yinlian
English Name
Location: 2 cun directly below Qichong (ST 30), at the proximal end of the thigh, below the pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of m. abductor longus.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, lower abdominal pain, pain in the thigh and leg.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the medial circumflex femoral artery and vein.
Innervation: The genitofemoral nerve, the branch of the medial femoral cutaneous nerve; deeper, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 12
Chinese Name: Jimai
English Name
Location: Lateral to the pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to Qichong (ST 30), in the inguinal groove where the pulsation of femoral artery is palpable, 2.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the external genitalia.
Acupuncture Method: Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the external pudendal artery and vein, the pubic branches of the inferior epigastric artery and vein; laterally, the femoral veIn.
Innervation: The ilioinguinal nerve; deeper, in the inferior aspect, the anterior branch of the obturator nerve.
LR 13 (Front-Mu Point of the Spleen, Influential Point of Zang Organs)
Chinese Name: Zhangmen
English Name
Location: On the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib.
Indications: Abdominal distention, borborygmus, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The terminal branch of the tenth intercostal artery.
Innervation: Slightly inferiorly, the tenth intercostal nerve.
LR 14 (Front-Mu Point of the Liver)
Chinese Name: Qimen
English Name
Location: Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Indications: Hypochondriac pain, abdominal distention, hiccup, acid regurgitation, mastitis, depression, febrile diseases.
Acupuncture Method: Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The sixth intercostal artery and vein.
Innervation: The sixth intercostal nerve.
