LIV-04 (Zhong Feng) Mound Center

Acupuncture Points on this Channel LIV-01 LIV-02 LIV-03 LIV-04 LIV-05 LIV-06 LIV-07 LIV-08 LIV-09 LIV-10 LIV-11 LIV-12 LIV-13 LIV-14

Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

•   Jing-River & Metal Point

Actions:

• Spreads Liver Qi and regulates the lower jiao
• Clears Liver channel stagnant heat

Indications:

• Hernia, pain in the external genitalia, nocturnal emission, retention of urine, distending pain in the hypochondrium.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: 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: 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.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.