Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin
- Meeting Point of the Liver and Spleen Channels with the Yin Linking Vessel
- Front Mu of the Liver
Spreads the Liver and regulates QiInvigorates blood and disperses masses Harmonizes the Liver and Stomach
Hypochondriac pain, abdominal distention, hiccup, acid regurgitation, mastitis, depression, febrile diseases.
Where is LIV-14 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 490): On the mamillary line, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 226): Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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