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LIVER CHANNEL
ANTIQUE POINTS OF THE LIVER MERIDIAN
LV POINT | POINT LOCATION | ANTIQUE POINT | NOMENCLATURE |
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LV 1 | On the dorsal aspect of the big toe, at the junction of lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail. | Jing-Well and Wood | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 2 | On the dorsum of the foot, between the first and second toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web. | Ying-Spring and Fire | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 3 | On the dorsum of the foot, in the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones. | Shu-Stream, Yuan Source and Earth | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 4 | 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 dorsiflexeed. | Jing-River and Metal | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 5 | 5 cun above the prominence of the medial malleolus, immediately posterior to the medial crest of the tibia, in the depression between the medial crest of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle. | Luo-Connecting | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 6 | 7 cun above the prominence of the medial malleolas, immediately posterior to the medial border of the tibia, in the depression between the medial border of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle. | Xi-Cleft | Foot Jue Yin |
LV 8 | Just superior to the medial end of the popliteal crease, in the depression anterior to the tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus, about 1 cun anterior to Ki-10 | He-Sea and Water | Foot Jue Yin |