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Liver Meridian
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Course |
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Course#1
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(
1 )
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Behind
the nail of the big toe
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(
2 )
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Malleolus
medialis
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(
3 )
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Sanyinjiao
(Sp-6)
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(
4 )
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Side
of shin
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(
5 )
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Side
of knee
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(
6 )
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Medial
aspect of the thigh
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(
7 )
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Chongmen
(Sp-12) and Fushe (Sp-13)
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(
8 )
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Pubic
region
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(
9 )
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Lower
abdomen
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(
10 )
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Qugu (LI-2), Zhongli (LI-3),
and Guanyuan (LI-4)
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(
11 )
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Liver
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12 ) |
Lower
chest |
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13 ) |
Neck
posterior |
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14 ) |
Upper
palate |
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15 ) |
Tissues
of the eye |
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16 ) |
Forehead
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17 ) |
Vertex.
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Course#2
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(
15 )
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Eye
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18 )
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Cheek
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19 ) |
Curves
around the inner surface of the
lips. |
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Course#3
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20 )
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Liver
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21 )
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Through
diaphragm
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22 ) |
Lung |
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B.
Related Viscera
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Liver (Pertaining
Organ), gall bladder, lung, stomach,
and brain. |
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C.
Acupoints
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LR
1
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Location
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On
the lateral side of the dorsum
of the terminal phalanx of the
great toe, between the lateral
corner of the nail and the interphlalangeal
joint.
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Indication
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Freguency
of urination, testis swelling,
enuresis, irregular menstruation,
prolapse of the uterus, epilepsy.
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Notes
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Spreads
the adversed qi, regulates
lower energizer.
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LR
2
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Location
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On
the dorsum of the foot between
the first and second toe, proximal
to the margin of the web.
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Indication
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Plantar
pain, excessive menstruation,
painful urination, headache
dizziness and vertigo, congestion,
deviation of the mouth, hernia,
retention of urine, epilepsy,
insomnia, convulsion.
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Notes
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Drains
liver-fire, cools blood-heat,
clears lower body
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LR
3
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Location
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On
the dorsum of the foot, in the
depression distal to the junction
of the first and second metatarsal
bones.
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Indication
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Headach,
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.
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LR
4
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Location
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1
cun anterior to the medial malleolus,
midway between Sp 5 and S 41,
in the depression on the medial
side of the tendon of m. tibialis
anterior.
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Indication
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Pain
in the external genitalia, lower
back pain, dizziness, nocturnal
emission, dysuria, distending
pain in the hypochondrium.
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LR
5
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Location
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5
cun above the tip of the medial
malleolus, on the medial aspect
and near the medial border of
the tibia.
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Indication
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Lower
abdominal swelling, enuresis,
dysuria, irregular menstruation,
leukorrhea, soarness and weaknes
of the leg.
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LR
6
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Location
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7
cun above the tip of the medial
malleolus, on the medial aspect
and near the medial border of
the tibia.
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Indication
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Lower
abdominal pain, hypochondriac
pain, uterine bleeding, prolonged
lochia.
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LR
7
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Location
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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 SP 9.
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Indication
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Medial
knee pain, sore throat.
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LR
8
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Location
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When
knee is flexed, the point is
in the depression above the
medial end of the transverse
popliteal crease, posterior
to the medial epicondyle of
the femur, on the anterior part
of the insertion of m. semimembranosus
and m. semitendinosus.
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Indication
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Prolapse
of uterus, lower abdominal pain,
retention of urine, nocturnal
emission, pain in the external
genitalia.
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Notes
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Clears
damp-heat, drains liver-fire,
helps urinary bladder.
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LR
9
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Location
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Four
cun above the medial epicondyle
of the femur, between m. vastus
medialis and m. sartorius.
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Indication
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Lumbosacral
pain radiating to lower abdominal
resion, enuresis, retention
of urine, irregular menstruation.
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LR
10
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Location
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Three
cun directly below ST 30 on
the lateral border of m. abductor
longus.
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Indication
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Pain
in medial thigh, lower abdominal
distension and fullness, retention
of urine due to fever.
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LR
11
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Location
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Two
cun directly below ST 30 on
the lateral border of m. abductor
longus.
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Indication
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Irregular
menstruation, leukorrhea, lower
abdominal pain, pain in the
thigh and leg.
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LR
12
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Location
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Inferior
and lateral to the pubic spine,
2.5 lateral to the Ren meridian,
at the inguinal groove lateral
and inferior to ST 30.
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Indication
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Lower
abdominal pain, hernia of uterus,
pain in the external genitalia.
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LR
13
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Location
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On
the lateral side of the abdomen,
below the free end of the eleventh
floating rib.
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Indication
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Abdominal
distension, borborygmus, pain
in the hypochondriac region,
vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion.
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Notes
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Dispersea
cold from five visceras,
removes accumulation from
middle body, eliminates
phlegm stasis.
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