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LIV-04 (Zhong Feng) Mound Center

Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-River & Metal Point
Spreads Liver Qi and regulates the lower jiao
  • Clears Liver channel stagnant heat
    • Hernia, pain in the external genitalia, nocturnal emission, retention of urine, distending pain in the hypochondrium.

    Where is LIV-04 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 480): 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).
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 222): 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.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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