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(There are thirteen acupoints on each side, totaling twenty-six acupoints.)
Diagram of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian

Dadun (LR1): Observe the area where hair gathers at the tip of the big toe.
Xingjian (LR2): Located at the site of arterial pulsation between the toes.
Taichong (LR3): Behind the joint, where a collateral vessel crosses horizontally; this position in the Taichong pulse serves as the reference.
Zhongfeng (LR4): Located precisely anterior to the medial malleolus.
Ligou (LR5): Five cun above the medial malleolus.
Zhongdu (LR6): Located at the position corresponding to Fuliu (KI7) [Note: Textual location description].
Yinlingquan (SP9): In the middle of the two creases at the knee cap.
Xiguan (LR7): Two cun below Dubi (ST35).
Ququan (LR8): At the head of the popliteal crease, where the two tendons meet.
Wuli (LR9): Four cun up from the patella, searching within the tendon space along the medial aspect of the thigh.
Qichong (ST30): Descending straight down three cun, excluding the area of the "sheep's testicle" (inguinal lymph node) located two li and three fen inside the thigh.
Xiayanglian (LR10): Located at the transverse crease above the knee, one fen lateral to Qichong near the inguinal region; inquire about this point if clarity is needed.
Zhangmen (LR13): Measure two cun above the umbilicus, then eight cun laterally to find it on both sides.
Qimen (LR14): One cun lateral to each nipple, descending two cun vertically, detailed within the costal region.

The Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian is the connecting vessel of the Liver. It originates at the distal end of the big toe among the hair follicles, ascends along the lateral margin of the dorsum of the foot, passes through Taichong, enters Zhongfeng one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, ascends past the medial malleolus, and emerges posterior to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. It follows the medial aspect of the thigh, surrounds the genitalia, reaches the lower abdomen, runs alongside the stomach, belongs to the Liver, and connects with the Gallbladder. It ascends through the diaphragm, spreads over the hypochondrium, links with the cheek and throat, connects with the eye system, and ascends to the vertex where it meets the Du Meridian. A branch returns from the eye system, descends to connect with the inner cheek, and circles the interior of the lips. Another branch passes from the diaphragm into the Lung. This meridian has abundant blood and scarce qi. If the meridian qi is disturbed, symptoms include lumbar pain with difficulty in flexion and extension; men suffer from hernia, while women experience lower abdominal swelling, facial discoloration resembling dust or loss of luster, and dryness of the throat. Diseases generated by this meridian include chest fullness, vomiting, diarrhea, difficult urination, occasional enuresis, and fox hernia. Clinical diagnosis requires careful examination.

(There are twenty-seven single acupoints along the midline.)
Diagram of the Du Meridian (Yang Vessels)

Yinjiao (GV28): Located in the labial cleft.
Duanduan (GV29): Precisely at the center of the lip.
Shuigou (GV26 / Renzhong): Seek within the groove below the nose; it is advisable to examine carefully towards the nasal tip. The head shape is higher in the north and lower in the south. First, measure the distance between the anterior and posterior hairlines as one chi and one cun. From the hairline upwards five fen is Shenting (GV24), directly in the hall. Five fen above that is Shangxing (GV23). Xinhui (GV22) is one cun above Shangxing. Qiangshang leads to Qianding (GV21) one cun and half away. Baihui (GV20) resides in the center. Shencong points are taken around Baihui, one cun apart on all four sides, primarily treating wind epilepsy. Houding (GV19), Qiangjian (GV17), and Naohu (GV16) are each one cun and five fen apart. Five fen behind the posterior hairline defines Yamen (GV15). Five fen above Yamen is Fengfu (GV16). Above Fengfu is Dazhui (GV14). Below to the coccyx, there are eleven vertebrae. Since ancient times, there has been a method of dissection and measurement. The *Ling Shu* states this cannot be ignored: nine cun and eight fen, divided into seven parts, taking two-sevenths of the seventh segment corresponds to the large vertebra. Dazhui is the first vertebra. Above the first vertebra is the second vertebra; below the second vertebra is Daotao (GV13). Shenzhu (GV12) is below the third vertebra. Shendao (GV11) is at the fifth vertebra without doubt. Lingtai (GV10) is at the sixth. Zhiyang (GV9) is at the seventh. Jinsuo (GV8) is below the ninth. Jizhong (GV3) is at the eleventh/thirteenth/fourteenth segments. Xuanxu (GV6) and Mingmen (GV4) are located here. Yangguan (GV15) guards the sixteenth vertebra. Yaoshu (GV2) is at the twenty-first vertebra. Changqiang (GV1) is found by lying prone; needling this point removes hemorrhoid roots.