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LR, Foot Reverting Yīn (jué yīn) Liver Channel Points
- LR-1 大敦 〔大敦〕dà dūn, Large Pile
An acupoint located midway between a little more than 1 fēn below the base of the nail and the interphalangeal joint on the lateral side of the big toe.
- LR-2 行间 〔行間〕xíng jiān, Moving Between
An acupoint located on the dorsal aspect of the foot, proximal to the margin of the web between the first and second toes, level with the metatarsophalangeal (mtp) articulation of the first toe.
- LR-3 太冲 〔太衝〕tài chōng, Supreme Surge
An acupoint located on the dorsal aspect of the foot, in the space between the first and second metatarsal bones, slightly distal to their tarsometatarsal articulations.
- LR-4 中封 〔中封〕zhōng fēng, Mound Center
An acupoint located at the ankle joint, about 1 cùn anterior to the medial malleolus, in the depression on the medial side of the tibialis anterior tendon.
- LR-5 蠡沟 〔蠡溝〕lǐ gōu, Woodworm Canal
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, in a small groove or dishlike depression on the tibia.
- LR-6 中都 〔中都〕zhōng dū, Central Metropolis
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 7 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, in a small groove or dishlike depression on the tibia.
- LR-7 膝关 〔膝關〕xī guān, Knee Joint
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, below the inferior border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle, 1 cùn posterior toSP-9 .
- LR-8 曲泉 〔曲泉〕qū quán, Spring at the Bend
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the knee, in the hollow that forms proximal to the medial condyle of the tibia when the knee is bent about ninety degrees. the point is between the medial hamstring tendons and the medial condyle of the femur.
- LR-9 阴包 〔陰包〕yīn bāo, Yīn Bladder
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower thigh, 4 cùn superior to the medial epicondyle of the femur, between the vastus medialis and the sartorius muscles.
- LR-10 足五里 〔足五里〕zú wǔ lǐ, Foot Five Lǐ
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the upper thigh, 3 cùn inferior to the level of ST-30, on the anterior border of the adductor longus muscle.
- LR-11 阴廉 〔陰廉〕yīn lián, Yīn Corner
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the upper thigh, 2 cùn inferior to ST-30, on the anterior border of the adductor longus muscle.
- LR-12 急脉 〔急脈〕jí mài, Urgent Pulse
An acupoint located in the groin, 0.5 cùn lateral and slightly inferior to ST-30.
- LR-13 章门 〔章門〕zhāng mén, Camphorwood Gate
An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the abdomen, approximately on the midaxillary line, immediately below the tip of the eleventh rib.
- LR-14 期门 〔期門〕qī mén, Cycle Gate
An acupoint located on the chest, in the sixth intercostal space, on the midclavicular line.