(左右足及股凡二十二穴)
1.大敦∶二穴木也,在足大指端,去爪甲如韭叶及三毛中。足厥阴脉之所出也,为井。治卒疝,小
便数,遗溺,阴头中痛,心痛,汗出,阴上入腹,阴偏大腹,脐中痛,悒悒不乐,病左取右,右取左。腹胀
肿满,少腹痛,中热,喜寐,尸蹶状如死,妇人血崩不止,可灸三壮,针入三分,留六呼。
2.行间∶二穴火也,在足大指间动脉应手陷中。足厥阴脉之
所流也,为荥。治溺难,又曰浊,寒疝,少腹肿,咳逆,呕血,腰痛不可俯仰,腹中胀,心痛,色苍苍如死
状,终日不得息,口 ,四肢逆冷,嗌干烦渴,瞑不欲视,目中泪出,太息,癫疾,
短气。可灸三壮,针入六分,留十呼。
3.太冲∶二穴土也,在足大指本节后二寸,或一寸半陷中。今附凡诊大冲脉,可诀男子病死生。足厥阴脉
之所注也,为 。治腰引少腹痛,小便不利状如淋, 疝,少腹肿,溏泄,遗溺,
阴痛,面目苍色,胸胁支满,足寒,大便难,呕血,女子漏血不止,小儿卒疝,呕逆,发寒,嗌干,肘肿,
内踝前痛,淫泺 酸,腋下肿,马刀疡 ,唇肿。针入三分,留十呼,可灸三壮。
4.中封∶二穴金也,在足内踝前一寸,仰足取之陷中,伸足乃得之。足厥阴脉之所行也,为经。治 疟,
色苍苍,振寒,少腹肿,食怏怏,绕脐痛,足逆冷,不嗜食,身体不仁,寒疝引腰
中痛,或身微热。针入四分,留七呼,可灸三壮。
5.蠡沟∶二穴在足内踝上五寸,别走少阳、足厥阴络。治卒疝,少腹肿时少腹暴痛,小便不利如癃闭,
数噫,恐悸,少气不足,腹中痛,悒悒不乐,咽中闷如有息肉状,背拘急不可俯仰。针入二分,留三呼,可灸三壮。
6.中都∶二穴,一名中 ,在内踝上七寸 骨中,与少阴相值。治肠 , 疝,少腹痛,妇人崩中,
因产恶露不绝。针入三分,可灸五壮。
7.膝关∶二穴在犊鼻下二寸陷中。治风痹,膝内痛引膑不可屈伸,喉咽中痛。针入四分,可灸五壮。
8.曲泉∶二穴水也,在膝内辅骨下,大筋上小筋下陷中,屈膝取之。足厥阴脉之所入也,为合。
治女子血瘕,按之如汤浸股内,少腹肿,阴挺出,丈夫 疝,阴股痛,小便难,腹胁支满,癃闭,少气,
泄利,四肢不举,实即身热,目眩痛,汗不出,目KT KT ,膝痛,筋挛不可屈伸,发狂,衄血,喘呼,
少腹痛引喉
咽。针入六分,灸三壮。又云∶正膝屈内外两筋间宛宛中,又在膝曲横纹头。治风劳,失精,身体极痛,
泄水,下利脓血,阴肿, 痛。可灸三壮,针入六分,留十呼。
9.阴包∶二穴在膝上四寸,股内廉两筋间,足厥阴别走。治腰尻引中腹痛,遗溺不禁。针入
六分,可灸三壮。
10.五里∶二穴在气冲下三寸,阴股中动脉。治肠中满、热闭不得溺。可灸五壮,针入六分。
11.阴廉∶二穴在羊矢下,去气冲二寸动脉中。治妇人绝产
若未经生产者。可灸三壮,即有子。针入八分,留七呼。
(There are twenty-two acupoints in total on both lower limbs and thighs.)
1. Dadun (LR1, Great Surge): Bilateral, two points, Wood element. Located at the tip of the great toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf away from the nail corner, within the hair tuft. It is the point where the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Qi emerges, classified as a Jing-Well point. Indications: sudden hernia, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, pain in the glans penis, heart pain, sweating, sensation of Yin Qi ascending into the abdomen, scrotal swelling extending to the abdomen, periumbilical pain, depression and unhappiness. For symptoms on the left, treat the right side; for symptoms on the right, treat the left side. Abdominal distension and fullness, hypogastric pain, internal heat, somnolence, syncope resembling death, continuous metrorrhagia in women. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for 6 breaths.
2. Xingjian (LR2, Moving Between): Bilateral, two points, Fire element. Located in the depression where the arterial pulse is palpable between the first and second toes. It is the point where the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Qi flows, classified as a Ying-Spring point. Indications: dysuria, also known as turbid urine, cold hernia, hypogastric swelling, cough with counterflow qi, hematemesis, low back pain preventing flexion and extension, abdominal distension, heart pain, cyanotic complexion resembling death, inability to breathe all day, locked jaw, cold extremities, dry throat with irritability and thirst, desire to keep eyes closed and avoid looking, tearing from eyes, sighing, epilepsy, shortness of breath. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun. Retain needle for 10 breaths.
3. Taichong (LR3, Great Pass): Bilateral, two points, Earth element. Located in the depression 2 cun posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe, or 1.5 cun posterior. Note: Palpation of the Taichong pulse can help determine the prognosis of fatal diseases in men. It is the point where the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Qi pours in, classified as a Shu-Stream point. Indications: lumbar pain radiating to the hypogastrium, dysuria resembling strangury, hernia, hypogastric swelling, loose stools, urinary incontinence, genital pain, cyanotic face and eyes, chest and hypochondriac fullness and distension, cold feet, difficulty defecating, hematemesis, continuous metrorrhagia in women, sudden infantile hernia, vomiting and regurgitation, chills, dry throat, elbow swelling, pain anterior to the medial malleolus, limb weakness and soreness, axillary swelling, scrofula and ulcers, lip swelling. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for 10 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 cones.
4. Zhongfeng (LR4, Central Enclosure): Bilateral, two points, Metal element. Located 1 cun anterior to the medial malleolus, found in the depression when the foot is dorsiflexed; it becomes accessible when the foot is extended. It is the point where the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Qi travels, classified as a Jing-River point. Indications: malaria, cyanotic complexion, chills and shivering, hypogastric swelling, poor appetite, periumbilical pain, cold feet, anorexia, body numbness, cold hernia radiating to the lower back, or slight fever. Acupuncture depth: 0.4 cun. Retain needle for 7 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 cones.
5. Ligou (LR5, Knot Ridge): Bilateral, two points. Located 5 cun above the medial malleolus, connecting to the Shaoyang and Foot Jueyin collateral meridians. Indications: sudden hernia, hypogastric swelling with sudden severe pain, dysuria resembling strangury, frequent belching, fear and palpitations, shortness of breath and insufficiency, abdominal pain, depression and unhappiness, sensation of obstruction in the throat as if by a polyp, back stiffness preventing flexion and extension. Acupuncture depth: 0.2 cun. Retain needle for 3 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 cones.
6. Zhongdu (LR6, Central Accumulation): Bilateral, two points, also known as Zhongxi. Located 7 cun above the medial malleolus in the depression behind the tibia, opposing the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Indications: intestinal wind, hernia, hypogastric pain, uterine bleeding (bengzhong), postpartum lochia persisting indefinitely. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: 5 cones.
7. Xiguan (LR7, Knee Gate): Bilateral, two points. Located in the depression 2 cun below Dubi (ST35). Indications: wind-bi syndrome, knee medial pain radiating to the patella preventing flexion and extension, pharyngeal pain. Acupuncture depth: 0.4 cun. Moxibustion: 5 cones.
8. Ququan (LR8, Spring Curve): Bilateral, two points, Water element. Located in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia, between the large tendon and small tendon, taken with the knee flexed. It is the point where the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Qi enters, classified as a He-Sea point. Indications: blood mass in women, feeling as if hot water is poured on the inner thigh upon pressure, hypogastric swelling, uterine prolapse, male hernia, pain in the inguinal region, dysuria, abdominal and hypochondriac fullness, strangury, shortness of breath, diarrhea and dysentery, inability to move the four limbs. In excess patterns: body heat, vertigo and eye pain, anhidrosis, dry and gritty eyes, knee pain, tendon spasm preventing flexion and extension, mania, epistaxis, wheezing, hypogastric pain radiating to the throat. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Another method: With the knee flexed, locate the hollow between the tendons on the medial side, or at the head of the knee crease. Indications: wind-lao, seminal emission, severe body pain, watery diarrhea, dysentery with pus and blood, genital swelling, testicular pain. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun. Retain needle for 10 breaths.
9. Yinbao (LR9, Yin Package): Bilateral, two points. Located 4 cun above the knee, between the two tendons on the medial aspect of the thigh, diverging from the Foot Jueyin Meridian. Indications: lumbosacral pain radiating to the abdomen, urinary incontinence. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: 3 cones.
10. Wuli (LR10, Five Li): Bilateral, two points. Located 3 cun below Qichong (ST30), in the arterial pulse of the medial thigh. Indications: intestinal fullness, heat obstruction causing inability to urinate. Moxibustion: 5 cones. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun.
11. Yinlian (LR11, Yin Front): Bilateral, two points. Located below the inguinal lymph node cluster (yangshi), 2 cun lateral to the arterial pulse of Qichong (ST30). Indications: infertility in women who have never conceived. Moxibustion: 3 cones, which may induce pregnancy. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun. Retain needle for 7 breaths.