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【主治】呕逆洞泻，遗溺癃闭，消渴嗜饮，转筋胸胁痛，小腹胀，中风，肝积肥气，小肠气，
疟，崩漏，小儿惊风。
太冲 足大指本节后二寸，或云一寸半内间动脉应手陷中。足厥阴肝脉所注为俞土。
针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】虚劳浮肿，小腹满，阴痛遗溺溏泄，胸胁支满，小肠疝气，小便淋不利，呕逆善渴，
酸腋下刀疡，女子漏下不止。
中封（一名悬泉） 足内踝骨前一寸，筋里宛宛中。足厥阴肝脉所行为经金。针四分，灸三壮。
【主治】 疟色苍振寒，小腹肿痛，五淋足厥冷，寒疝痿厥筋挛，失精阴缩入腹相引痛。
蠡沟（一名交仪） 在内踝上五寸。足厥阴络别走少阳。针二分，灸七壮。
【主治】疝痛小腹满，癃闭小便不利，脐下积气如石，足胫寒酸屈伸难，腰背拘急不可俯仰，月经不调。
中都（一名中 ） 在内踝上七寸， 骨中与少阴相直。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】肠癖 疝小腹痛，不能行立胫寒，妇人崩中，产后恶露不绝。
膝关 在犊鼻下二寸旁陷中。针四分，灸五壮。
【主治】风痹，膝内廉痛引膑不可屈伸，咽喉中痛。
曲泉 在膝股上内侧，辅骨下大筋上小筋下陷中。屈膝横纹头取之。足厥阴肝脉所
入为合水。针六分，灸三壮。
【主治】 疝，阴股痛，小便难，腹胁支满，癃闭，筋挛不可屈伸，四肢不举，膝胫冷，阴
茎痛，女子阴挺，阴痒血瘕。
阴包 在膝上四寸，股肉廉两筋间，拳足取之，看膝内侧必有槽中。针六分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰尻引小腹痛，小便难遗溺，月水不调。
五里 在气冲下三寸，阴股中动脉应手。针六分，灸五壮。
【主治】肠中热满不得溺，风劳嗜卧。
阴廉 在羊矢下，去气冲二寸动脉中。针八分，灸三壮。
【主治】妇人不妊，若经不调未有孕者，灸三壮即有子。
章门（一名长平，一名胁 ） 大横外直季胁肋端，当脐上二寸，两旁九寸，侧卧
屈上足伸下足，举臂取之。一云肘尖尽处是穴。脾之募，足少阳厥阴之会。针六分，灸百壮。
【主治】肠鸣食不化，胸胁痛，支满呕吐，咳逆不得卧，腰脊冷，臂不举，奔豚积聚。
期门 直乳两肋端，不容旁一寸五分。肝之募，足厥阴太阴之会。针四分，灸五壮。
【主治】胸中烦热，奔豚上下，目青而呕，霍乱泻痢，腹硬胸胁痛，支满呕酸食不下，喘不
得卧，伤寒过经不解。一妇人患伤寒，热入血室。医者不识。许学士曰∶小柴胡似迟，当刺期门。
予不能针，请善针者针之。如言而愈。
Figure of Acupoints on the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian
[Indications] Vomiting and hiccups, watery diarrhea, enuresis or strangury, polydipsia associated with Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), muscle spasms with chest and hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension, stroke, Liver accumulation (Fei Qi), Small Intestine Qi hernia, malaria, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, pediatric convulsions.
Taichong (LR3): Located two cun posterior to the root of the great toe, or according to some, one and a half cun, in the depression where the arterial pulse is palpable between the bones. This point is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian pours into, classified as a Shu-Stream (Earth) point. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion 3 cones.
[Indications] Edema due to deficiency exhaustion, lower abdominal fullness, genital pain, enuresis, loose stools, chest and hypochondriac distension and fullness, Small Intestine Qi hernia, dysuria, vomiting and hiccups with frequent thirst, axillary sores, continuous uterine bleeding in women.
Zhongfeng (LR4) (also known as Xuanquan): Located one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, within the depression among the tendons. This point is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian flows through, classified as a Jing-River (Metal) point. Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion 3 cones.
[Indications] Malaria with dark complexion and chills, swelling and pain in the lower abdomen, five types of strangury, cold feet, cold hernia, flaccidity, cold extremities, tendon contraction, seminal emission, retraction of the scrotum into the abdomen with牵引ing pain.
Ligou (LR5) (also known as Jiaoyi): Located five cun above the medial malleolus. This is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian, which branches off to connect with the Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Needle 0.2 cun; moxibustion 7 cones.
[Indications] Hernia pain, lower abdominal fullness, strangury with difficult urination, accumulation of Qi below the umbilicus hard as stone, cold and soreness of the calves with difficulty in flexion and extension, stiffness and rigidity of the waist and back preventing bending and stretching, irregular menstruation.
Zhongdu (LR6) (also known as Zhongxi): Located seven cun above the medial malleolus, aligned with the Taiyin Kidney Meridian along the tibia. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion 5 cones.
[Indications] Dysentery, hernia, lower abdominal pain, inability to walk or stand, cold calves, metrorrhagia in women, persistent lochia after childbirth.
Xiguan (LR7): Located in the depression two cun below Dubi (ST35). Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion 5 cones.
[Indications] Wind-bi syndrome, pain on the medial aspect of the knee radiating to the patella with inability to flex or extend, throat pain.
Ququan (LR8): Located on the medial aspect of the thigh/knee, below the lateral epicondyle of the femur, between the large and small tendons. Locate by flexing the knee at the head of the transverse crease. This point is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian enters and gathers, classified as a He-Sea (Water) point. Needle 0.6 cun; moxibustion 3 cones.
[Indications] Hernia, pain in the medial thigh, difficult urination, abdominal and hypochondriac distension and fullness, strangury, tendon contraction with inability to flex or extend, paralysis of the four limbs, cold knees and calves, penile pain, uterine prolapse in women, pruritus vulvae, blood masses.
Yinbao (LR9): Located four cun above the knee, between the two tendons at the edge of the thigh muscles. Locate by making a fist; there is typically a groove on the medial side of the knee. Needle 0.6 cun; moxibustion 3 cones.
[Indications] Pain from the lumbar and sacral region radiating to the lower abdomen, difficult urination, enuresis, irregular menstruation.
Wuli (LR10): Located three cun below Qichong (ST30), where the arterial pulse is palpable in the medial thigh. Needle 0.6 cun; moxibustion 5 cones.
[Indications] Heat and fullness in the intestines with inability to urinate, wind-lao syndrome with drowsiness.
Yinlian (LR11): Located below the "sheep testicle" (referring to the inguinal ligament/lymph node area), two cun lateral to Qichong (ST30) in the arterial depression. Needle 0.8 cun; moxibustion 3 cones.
[Indications] Infertility in women; for those with irregular menstruation who have not yet conceived, moxibustion of 3 cones can induce pregnancy.
Zhangmen (LR13) (also known as Changping, also known as Xi Duan): Located laterally to Daheng (SP15), directly opposite the end of the floating ribs, two cun above the umbilicus, nine cun lateral. To locate, lie on the side, flex the upper leg, extend the lower leg, and raise the arm. Alternatively, it is said to be at the tip of the elbow when raised. This is the Front-Mu point of the Spleen, and a meeting point of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Needle 0.6 cun; moxibustion 100 cones.
[Indications] Borborygmus, indigestion, chest and hypochondriac pain, distension and fullness with vomiting, coughing and wheezing with inability to lie flat, coldness of the waist and spine, inability to raise the arms, running piglet sensation (Ben Tun), accumulations and masses.
Qimen (LR14): Located directly below the nipple at the end of the costal margin, one and a half cun lateral to Burong (ST19). This is the Front-Mu point of the Liver, and a meeting point of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion 5 cones.
[Indications] Vexing heat in the chest, Ben Tun (running piglet sensation) moving up and down, bluish discoloration of the eyes with vomiting, cholera with diarrhea and dysentery, hardness of the abdomen with chest and hypochondriac pain, distension and fullness with sour regurgitation and inability to eat, asthma with inability to lie flat, Shang Han (Cold Damage) disease that has passed its cycle but remains unresolved. A case record: A woman suffered from Shang Han, with heat entering the Blood Chamber (Xue Shi). The physician failed to recognize this. Scholar Xu stated: "Using Xiao Chai Hu Tang may be too slow; one should puncture Qimen." I was unable to needle, so I requested a skilled practitioner to perform the acupuncture. Following this advice, she recovered.