Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin
- Hui-Meeting Point of the Zang, Meeting Point of the Liver and Gallbladder Channels
- Front Mu of the Spleen
Harmonizes the Liver and SpleenRegulates the middle and lower jiao Fortifies the Spleen Spreads the Liver and regulates Qi
Abdominal distention, borborygmus, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion.
Where is LIV-13 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 488): Directly anterior and inferior to the free end of the eleventh rib.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 226): On the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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