，本节前陷中，足少阳脉之所流也，为荥，治胸胁支满，寒热汗不出，目外 赤目眩，颊颔
肿耳聋，胸中痛不可转侧，痛无常处，可灸三壮，针入三分。
足窍阴二穴，金也，在足小趾次趾之端，去爪甲如韭叶，足少阳脉之所出也，为井，治
胁痛咳逆不得息，手足烦热汗不出，转筋，痈疽头痛心烦，喉痹舌强口干，肘不可举，猝聋
不闻人语，可灸三壮，针入一分。
凡此足少阳之脉，常少血多气，刺当出气恶血，其经从头走足，逆则为迎，顺则为随，
气盛则泻之，虚则补之，热则疾之，寒则留之，陷下则灸之，不盛不虚，以经取之，此治足
少阳之法也。
足厥阴肝之经，起于大趾聚毛之际，上循足跗上廉，去内踝一寸，上踝八寸，交出太阴
之后，上 内廉，循股入阴毛中，环阴器，抵少腹，挟胃属肝络胆，上贯膈，布胁肋，循喉
咙之后，上入颃颡，连目系上出额，与督脉会于巅，其支者，从目系下颊里，环唇内，其支
者，复从肝别贯膈，上注肺，是动则病腰痛不可以俯仰，丈夫 疝，妇人少腹肿，甚则嗌干，
面尘脱色，是主肝所生病者，胸满呕逆洞泄，狐疝，遗溺闭癃，盛者气口大一倍于人迎，虚
者气口反小于人迎也。
足厥阴之别，名曰蠡沟，去内踝五寸，别走少阳，其别者循胫上睾结于茎，其病气逆则
睾肿猝疝，实则挺长热，虚则暴痒，取之所别也。
足厥阴之筋，起于大趾之上，上结于内踝之前，上循胫，上结内辅之下，上循阴股，结
于阴器，络诸筋，其病足大趾支内踝之前痛，内辅痛，阴股痛，转筋，阴器不用，伤于内则
不起，伤于寒则阴缩入，伤于热则纵挺不收，治在行水渎之，其病转筋者，治在燔针劫刺，
以知为数，以痛为 ，名曰季秋痹也。
邪客足厥阴之络，令人暴疝卒痛，剌足大趾爪甲上与肉交者各一 ，男子立已，女子
有顷已，左取右，右取左。
肝病者，两胁下痛引少腹，令人善怒，虚则目 无所见，耳无所闻，善恐如人将捕之，
取其经，厥阴与少阳，气逆则头痛耳聋不聪颊肿，取血者。
肝热病者，小便先黄，腹痛多卧身热，热争则狂言及惊，胁满痛，手足躁，不得安卧，
庚辛甚，甲乙大汗，气逆则庚辛死，刺足厥阴。
足厥阴肝经，从足走胸中，长六尺五寸，左右共一丈三尺，凡二十六穴。
大敦二穴（在足大趾端去瓜甲如韭叶） 行间二穴（在足大趾间动脉应手） 太冲二穴
（在
足大趾本节后二寸或一寸半动脉中） 中封二穴（在足内踝前一寸仰足而取之） 蠡沟二穴
（在
内踝上五寸） 中都二穴（一名中 在内踝上七寸） 膝关二穴（在犊鼻下二寸陷中） 曲
泉二
穴（在膝内辅骨下大筋上小筋下陷中） 阴包二穴（在膝上四寸股内廉两筋间） 五里二穴
（在
气冲下三寸阴股中动脉） 阴廉二穴（在羊矢下去气冲二寸） 章门二穴（一名长平一名胁
在
大横外直脐季肋端） 期门二穴（在不容旁一寸五分直乳第二肋端）
大敦二穴，木也，在足大趾端，去爪甲如韭叶，及三毛中，足厥阴脉之所出也，为井，
治猝疝，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，尸厥状如死，妇人经血暴脱不止，可灸三
壮，针入三分，留六呼。
行间二穴，火也，在足大趾间动脉应手陷中，足厥阴脉之所流也，为荥，治溺难，又白
浊寒疝少腹肿，咳逆呕血，腰痛不能俯仰，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。
太冲二穴，土也，在足大趾本节后二寸或一寸半陷中，此穴有动脉，诊之可诀男子死生
之候，足厥阴脉之所注也，为输，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，小儿猝疝，呕逆发寒嗌干，
腑肿内踝前痛，淫泺 酸，腋下肿，马刀疡 唇肿，针入三分，留十呼，可灸三壮。
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。
蠡沟二穴，在足内踝上五寸，别走少阳，足厥阴络，治猝疝，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。
中都二穴，一名中 ，在内踝上七寸 骨中，与少阴相直，治肠 ， 疝少腹痛，妇人
经血暴脱，因产恶露不绝，针入三分，可灸五壮。
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。
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，按之如汤沃股内，少腹肿，阴挺出，丈夫癫疝阴股痛，小便难，腹胁支
满，癃闭少气泄利，四肢不举，实即身热目眩痛，汁不出目 ，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。
阴包二穴，在膝上四寸，股内廉两筋间，足厥阴别走，治腰尻引少腹痛，遗溺不禁，针
入六分，可灸三壮。
足五里二穴，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
气。
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。
章门二穴，脾之募，一各长平，一名胁 ，在大横外，直脐季肋端，侧卧屈上足伸下足
，举臂取之，足厥阴少阳之会，治肠鸣盈盈然食不化，胁痛不得卧，烦热口干不嗜食，胸胁
支满喘息，心痛，腰痛不得转侧，伤饱身黄羸瘦，贲豚腹肿脊强，四肢懈堕，善恐少气，厥
逆肩臂不举，可灸百壮，针入六分。
期门二穴，肝之募，在不容旁一寸五分，直两乳第二肋端，足太阴厥阴阴维之会，治胸
中烦热，贲豚上下，目青而呕，霍乱泄利，腹坚硬，大喘不得安卧，胁下积气，女子产后
余疾，食饮不下，胸胁支满，心中切痛善噫，若伤寒过经不解，当针期门使经不传，针入四
分，可灸五壮。
凡此足厥阴之脉，常多血少气，刺之当出血恶气，其经从足走腹，审其从逆，以行迎随
，虚则补之，实则泻之，热则疾之，寒则留之，陷下则灸之，不盛不虚，以经取之，此治足
厥阴之法也。
位于本节（足大趾本节后）凹陷处，是足少阳胆经气血流注的地方，属于荥穴。主治胸胁胀满、寒热往来汗不出、目外眦发红、目眩、颊部和下颌肿胀、耳聋、胸中疼痛且身体不能转侧、疼痛部位不固定。可施灸三壮，针刺深度三分。
足窍阴穴有两个，五行属金，位于足小趾和次趾的末端，距离爪甲边缘如韭菜叶宽度，是足少阳胆经气血发出的地方，属于井穴。主治胁痛、咳嗽气逆呼吸困难、手足烦热汗不出、筋脉拘挛抽搐、痈疽、头痛心烦、喉痹舌强口干、肘部活动受限、突发耳聋听不见人说话。可施灸三壮，针刺深度一分。
凡是足少阳胆经的经脉，通常血少气多。针刺时应泄出邪气、排出恶血。该经脉从头走向足，逆着经气方向刺为“迎”，顺着经气方向刺为“随”。经气盛则用泻法，虚则用补法，热证则快速出针，寒证则留针久一些，下陷不起的病症用灸法，不虚不实则取本经穴位治疗。这是治疗足少阳胆经的方法。
足厥阴肝经，起始于大趾丛毛处，向上沿足背内侧缘，在内踝前一寸处上行，至内踝上八寸处，交叉到足太阴脾经之后，继续上行沿大腿内侧，进入阴毛区域，环绕生殖器，抵达小腹，挟胃两旁，属肝络胆，向上穿过膈肌，分布于胁肋，沿喉咙后方，向上进入鼻咽部（颃颡），连接眼球系连，向上出于额部，与督脉交会于头顶。其支脉，从眼球系连下行至脸颊内部，环绕口唇内侧；另一支脉，再从肝脏分出，穿过膈肌，向上注入肺脏。经脉变动所致的疾病有：腰痛不能俯仰，男子疝气，妇人小腹肿胀，严重时咽喉干燥，面色如蒙尘失去光泽。由肝脏本身病变引起的疾病有：胸满、呕吐气逆、洞泄（急暴腹泻）、狐疝、遗尿或小便闭塞不通。实证时，气口脉比人迎脉大一倍；虚证时，气口脉反而小于人迎脉。
足厥阴肝经的别络，名叫蠡沟，位于内踝上五寸，分支走向足少阳胆经。其分支沿小腿上行至睾丸，结聚于阴茎。病变时气逆则睾丸肿胀、突发疝气；实证则阴茎挺长发热；虚证则突然瘙痒。治疗应取该别络穴位。
足厥阴肝经的经筋，起始于大趾上方，向上结聚于内踝之前，沿小腿上行，结聚于膝内辅骨下方，沿大腿内侧上行，结聚于生殖器，联络各条筋脉。病变时足大趾及内踝前疼痛，膝内辅骨疼痛，大腿内侧疼痛，筋脉拘挛，生殖器功能丧失，受房劳损伤则勃起障碍，受寒邪则阴茎内缩，受热邪则弛纵不收。治疗宜通利水道以疏通阻滞；若出现筋脉拘挛，治疗宜用火针急刺，以症状缓解为度，以痛点为腧穴，称为季秋痹。
邪气侵犯足厥阴肝经的络脉，使人突发疝气、卒然疼痛。针刺足大趾爪甲角与肉交接处各一针，男子立即见效，女子片刻见效，左病取右，右病取左。
肝病表现为两胁下疼痛牵引小腹，使人易怒；虚证则视物不清，听觉失灵，易恐惧，感觉像被人追捕。治疗应取足厥阴肝经和足少阳胆经的穴位。气逆则头痛、耳聋、听力减退、颊肿，若有瘀血则刺之出血。
肝热病患者，先见小便黄，腹痛多卧，身体发热。热邪与正气相争则胡言乱语及惊厥，胁肋胀满疼痛，手足躁动，无法安卧。在庚辛日病情加重，在甲乙日大汗出而解。若气逆则庚辛日可能死亡，治疗应针刺足厥阴肝经。
足厥阴肝经，从足走向胸中，全长六尺五寸，左右共一丈三尺，共有二十六个穴位。
大敦穴两个（位于足大趾末端，距离爪甲如韭菜叶宽）。行间穴两个（位于足大趾间动脉应手处）。太冲穴两个（位于足大趾本节后二寸或一寸半动脉中）。中封穴两个（位于足内踝前一寸，仰卧足取穴）。蠡沟穴两个（位于内踝上五寸）。中都穴两个（又名中，位于内踝上七寸）。膝关穴两个（位于犊鼻下二寸凹陷处）。曲泉穴两个（位于膝内辅骨下，大筋上小筋下凹陷处）。阴包穴两个（位于膝上四寸，大腿内侧两筋之间）。五里穴两个（位于气冲下三寸，阴股中动脉处）。阴廉穴两个（位于羊矢下，距气冲二寸）。章门穴两个（又名长平，又名胁，位于大横穴外，直对脐部季肋端）。期门穴两个（位于不容穴旁一寸五分，直对乳头第二肋端）。
大敦穴两个，五行属木，位于足大趾末端，距离爪甲如韭菜叶宽，及三毛之中，是足厥阴肝经气血发出的地方，属于井穴。主治突发疝气，小便频数遗尿，龟头疼痛，心痛汗出，阴气上冲入腹，阴囊肿大偏于一侧，腹脐中疼痛，情绪抑郁不乐。病在左取右，病在右取左。腹胀水肿，少腹疼痛，心中烦热喜睡，尸厥状如死人，妇人经血暴脱不止。可施灸三壮，针刺深度三分，留针六呼。
行间穴两个，五行属火，位于足大趾间动脉应手的凹陷处，是足厥阴肝经气血流注的地方，属于荥穴。主治排尿困难，白浊，寒疝少腹肿胀，咳嗽气逆呕血，腰痛不能俯仰，腹部胀满，心痛面色青苍如死状，整天呼吸不畅，口四肢逆冷，咽喉干燥烦渴，闭目不想看东西，眼中流泪叹息，癫疾短气。可施灸三壮，针刺深度六分，留针十呼。
太冲穴两个，五行属土，位于足大趾本节后二寸或一寸半的凹陷处，此穴有动脉，诊察此处可判断男子的生死征候，是足厥阴肝经气血灌注的地方，属于输穴。主治腰部牵引少腹疼痛，小便不利状如淋证，疝气少腹肿胀，便溏遗尿，阴部疼痛面目青色，胸胁胀满，足冷，大便困难，呕血，女子漏血不止，小儿突发疝气，呕吐气逆发冷咽喉干燥，腑肿内踝前痛，肢体酸痛无力，腋下肿胀，马刀疡瘘唇肿。针刺深度三分，留针十呼，可施灸三壮。
中封穴两个，五行属金，位于足内踝前一寸，仰卧足取穴的凹陷处，伸直足才能找到，是足厥阴肝经气血运行的地方，属于经穴。主治疟疾，面色青苍战栗发冷，少腹肿胀，饮食无味绕脐疼痛，足部逆冷食欲不振，身体麻木不仁，寒疝牵引腰中疼痛，或身体微热。针刺深度四分，留针七呼，可施灸三壮。
蠡沟穴两个，位于足内踝上五寸，分支走向足少阳胆经，是足厥阴肝经的络穴。主治突发疝气，少腹肿胀，时常少腹剧痛，小便不利如癃闭，频繁嗳气惊恐心悸，少气不足，腹中疼痛情绪抑郁不乐，咽喉中有闷堵感如有息肉状，背部拘急不能俯仰。针刺深度二分，留针三呼，可施灸三壮。
中都穴两个，又名中，位于内踝上七寸胫骨中，与足少阴肾经相对直，主治肠风便血，疝气少腹疼痛，妇人经血暴脱，因生产后恶露不绝。针刺深度三分，可施灸五壮。
膝关穴两个，位于犊鼻下二寸凹陷处，主治风痹，膝内侧疼痛牵引髌骨不可屈伸，喉咽疼痛。针刺深度四分，可施灸五壮。
曲泉穴两个，五行属水，位于膝内辅骨下，大筋上小筋下的凹陷处，屈膝取穴，是足厥阴肝经气血汇入的地方，属于合穴。主治女子血瘕，按压时感觉如热水浇灌大腿内侧，少腹肿胀，子宫下垂，男子癫疝阴股疼痛，小便困难，腹胁胀满，小便闭塞少气泄泻，四肢不能抬起。实证则身体发热目眩疼痛，无汗目涩，膝痛筋挛不可屈伸，发狂衄血喘息，少腹疼痛牵引喉咽。针刺深度六分，灸三壮。又说：正膝屈曲内外两筋间宛宛中，又在膝弯曲横纹头，主治风劳失精，身体极度疼痛，泄水下利脓血，阴肿疼痛。可施灸三壮，针刺深度六分，留针十呼。
阴包穴两个，位于膝上四寸，大腿内侧两筋之间，是足厥阴肝经的别络行走之处。主治腰尻牵引少腹疼痛，遗尿不禁。针刺深度六分，可施灸三壮。
足五里穴两个，位于气冲下三寸，阴股中动脉处。主治肠中胀满，热闭导致不能排尿。可施灸五壮，针刺深度六分。
阴廉穴两个，位于羊矢下，距气冲二寸动脉中。主治妇人绝育不孕，如果未经产者，可施灸三壮即可受孕。针刺深度八分，留针七呼。
章门穴两个，是脾的募穴，又名长平，又名胁，位于大横穴外，直对脐部季肋端。侧卧屈上腿伸下腿，举臂取穴，是足厥阴肝经和足少阳胆经的交会穴。主治肠鸣盈盈有声食物不消化，胁痛不能卧，烦热口干食欲不振，胸胁胀满喘息，心痛，腰痛不能转侧，伤食身体发黄消瘦，奔豚腹肿脊强，四肢懈怠堕落，易恐惧少气，厥逆肩臂不能举起。可施灸百壮，针刺深度六分。
期门穴两个，是肝的募穴，位于不容穴旁一寸五分，直对两乳第二肋端，是足太阴脾经、足厥阴肝经和阴维脉的交会穴。主治胸中烦热，奔豚气上下冲逆，目青而呕，霍乱泄利，腹部坚硬，大喘不能安卧，胁下积气，女子产后余疾，饮食不下，胸胁胀满，心中切痛善嗳气。如果是伤寒过经不解，应当针刺期门穴以防止病邪传变。针刺深度四分，可施灸五壮。
凡是足厥阴肝经的经脉，通常血多气少。针刺时应放出恶血、泄出邪气。该经脉从足走向腹部，审察经气的顺逆，以施行迎随补泻之法。虚则用补法，实则用泻法，热证则快速出针，寒证则留针，下陷不起的病症用灸法，不虚不实则取本经穴位治疗。这是治疗足厥阴肝经的方法。
Located in the depression behind the root of the big toe, this is where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian flows; it is the Ying-Spring point. It treats chest and hypochondriac fullness and distension, alternating chills and fever with inability to sweat, redness of the outer canthus, vertigo, swelling of the cheek and jaw, deafness, pain in the chest making turning difficult, pain without a fixed location. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.3 cun.
Zuqiaoyin (GB45) - Two points, Element Metal. Located at the lateral end of the fourth toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian originates; it is the Jing-Well point. It treats hypochondriac pain, cough with counterflow Qi and dyspnea, vexing heat in hands and feet with inability to sweat, muscle cramps, carbuncles and sores, headache, vexation, bi-syndrome of the throat with stiff tongue and dry mouth, immobility of the elbow, sudden deafness unable to hear speech. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.1 cun.
Generally, the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian has less Blood and more Qi. Needling should aim to release pathogenic Qi and discharge evil Blood. The meridian runs from head to foot. Needling against the flow is "Ying" (Rebuke), following the flow is "Sui" (Follow). Excess is treated by reducing, deficiency by tonifying. Heat conditions require rapid needle withdrawal; cold conditions require retaining the needle. Collapsed Qi is treated with moxibustion. If neither excess nor deficiency, treat using the meridian itself. This is the method for treating the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian.
The Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian starts at the hairline on the big toe, ascends along the medial margin of the dorsum of the foot, one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, crosses posterior to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian at eight cun above the medial malleolus, ascends along the medial aspect of the thigh, enters the pubic region, circles the external genitalia, reaches the lower abdomen, flanks the Stomach, connects with the Liver, and branches to the Gallbladder. It ascends through the diaphragm, spreads in the hypochondrium, follows the posterior aspect of the throat, enters the nasopharynx (hangsang), connects with the eye system, emerges at the forehead, and meets the Du Meridian at the vertex. A branch descends from the eye system to the inner cheek, circling the interior of the lips. Another branch separates from the Liver, passes through the diaphragm, and pours into the Lungs. Pathological changes of the meridian cause lower back pain preventing bending or stretching, hernia in men, and lower abdominal swelling in women. Severe cases involve dry throat, dusty complexion, and loss of luster. Diseases primarily governed by the Liver include chest fullness, vomiting with counterflow Qi, severe diarrhea, fox hernia, enuresis, and strangury. In excess, the Qi-kou pulse is larger than the Renying pulse by one fold; in deficiency, the Qi-kou pulse is smaller than the Renying pulse.
The Luo-Connecting vessel of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian is named Ligou (LR5). It is located five cun above the medial malleolus and branches to connect with the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Its branch ascends along the tibia to the testis, converging at the penis. Pathology involves Qi counterflow causing testicular swelling and sudden hernia. Excess presents with priapism and heat; deficiency presents with sudden itching. Treatment involves needling this connecting vessel.
The Sinew Meridian of the Foot-Jueyin Liver starts above the big toe, converges anterior to the medial malleolus, ascends along the tibia, converges below the medial condyle of the knee, ascends along the medial thigh, and converges at the external genitalia, linking various sinews. Pathology includes pain at the big toe and anterior medial malleolus, pain at the medial condyle, medial thigh pain, muscle cramps, dysfunction of the external genitalia. Injury from internal factors leads to impotence; injury from Cold causes retraction of the genitals; injury from Heat causes flaccidity and inability to retract. Treatment involves promoting water metabolism to clear obstruction. For muscle cramps, treatment involves burning needles (fire needle) with swift insertion, taking symptom relief as the endpoint, using the painful area as the acupoint. This is called Jiu-Bi (Late Autumn Bi-syndrome).
When pathogenic factors invade the collateral vessels of the Foot-Jueyin Liver, sudden hernia and acute pain occur. Needling the intersection of the nail and flesh at the big toe once on each side cures men immediately and women after a short while. Treat left for right symptoms and right for left symptoms.
Liver disease manifests as pain in both hypochondria radiating to the lower abdomen, leading to irritability. Deficiency causes blurred vision, deafness, and excessive fear, feeling as if being hunted. Treatment involves taking the meridian, specifically Foot-Jueyin and Foot-Shaoyang. Qi counterflow causes headache, deafness, poor hearing, and cheek swelling; if blood stasis is present, bleed the area.
Liver Heat Disease begins with yellow urine, abdominal pain, preference for lying down, and body heat. When Heat contends with Healthy Qi, there is delirium and惊厥 (convulsions), hypochondriac fullness and pain, restlessness of hands and feet, and inability to lie peacefully. Symptoms worsen on Geng-Xin days and resolve with profuse sweating on Jia-Yi days. If Qi counterflows, death may occur on Geng-Xin days. Treatment involves needling the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian.
The Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian runs from the foot to the chest, measuring six chi five cun in length. Both sides total one zhang three chi. There are twenty-six acupoints in total.
Dadun (LR1) - Two points. Located at the tip of the big toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner.
Xingjian (LR2) - Two points. Located in the depression between the big toe and the second toe where the artery beats.
Taichong (LR3) - Two points. Located two cun or one and a half cun proximal to the root of the big toe in the depression where the artery beats.
Zhongfeng (LR4) - Two points. Located one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, obtained with the foot dorsiflexed.
Ligou (LR5) - Two points. Located five cun above the medial malleolus.
Zhongdu (LR6) - One name Zhong. Located seven cun above the medial malleolus.
Xiguan (LR7) - Two points. Located two cun below Dubi (ST35) in the depression.
Ququan (LR8) - Two points. Located in the depression below the medial condyle of the knee, between the large tendon and small tendon.
Yinbao (LR9) - Two points. Located four cun above the knee, between two tendons on the medial aspect of the thigh.
Wuli (LR10) - Two points. Located three cun below Qichong (ST30) in the artery of the medial thigh.
Yinlian (LR11) - Two points. Located below Yangshi, two cun distal to Qichong (ST30) in the artery.
Zhangmen (LR13) - Also known as Changping or Xie. Located outside Dahan (SP15), directly opposite the umbilicus at the end of the floating rib.
Qimen (LR14) - Two points. Located one and a half cun lateral to Burong (ST19), directly at the end of the second rib below the nipple.
Dadun (LR1) - Two points, Element Wood. Located at the tip of the big toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, among the hair. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian originates; it is the Jing-Well point. It treats sudden hernia, frequent urination and enuresis, pain in the glans penis, heart pain with sweating, upward rushing of Yin Qi into the abdomen, unilateral scrotal enlargement, periumbilical pain, depression and unhappiness. Treat left for right symptoms and right for left symptoms. Abdominal distension and edema, lower abdominal pain, internal heat with drowsiness, corpse-like fainting (Shijue), and continuous violent bleeding in women. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.3 cun, retain for 6 breaths.
Xingjian (LR2) - Two points, Element Fire. Located in the depression between the big toes where the artery beats. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian flows; it is the Ying-Spring point. It treats difficult urination, white turbid discharge, cold hernia with lower abdominal swelling, cough with counterflow Qi and hematemesis, lower back pain preventing bending/stretching, abdominal distension, heart pain with cyanotic face resembling death, constant dyspnea, cold extremities, dry throat with thirst, desire to close eyes and avoid looking, tearing, sighing, epilepsy, and shortness of breath. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun, retain for 10 breaths.
Taichong (LR3) - Two points, Element Earth. Located two cun or one and a half cun proximal to the root of the big toe in the depression. An artery is palpable here; diagnosis here can determine life or death signs in men. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian pours; it is the Shu-Stream point. It treats lumbar pain radiating to the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating resembling strangury, hernia with lower abdominal swelling, loose stools and enuresis, genital pain with cyanotic face, chest and hypochondriac fullness, cold feet, difficulty defecating, hematemesis, continuous metrorrhagia in women, sudden hernia in infants, vomiting with counterflow Qi, aversion to cold, dry throat, swelling of the fu-organs with pain anterior to the medial malleolus, limb soreness and weakness, axillary swelling, scrofula (Madao yangliu), and lip swelling. Acupuncture: depth 0.3 cun, retain for 10 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Zhongfeng (LR4) - Two points, Element Metal. Located one cun anterior to the medial malleolus in the depression, obtained with the foot dorsiflexed; straightening the foot reveals it. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian travels; it is the Jing-River point. It treats malaria with cyanotic face and chills, lower abdominal swelling, anorexia with periumbilical pain, cold feet, loss of appetite, numbness of the body, cold hernia radiating pain to the waist, or slight body heat. Acupuncture: depth 0.4 cun, retain for 7 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Ligou (LR5) - Two points. Located five cun above the medial malleolus, branching to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It is the Luo-Connecting vessel of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It treats sudden hernia, lower abdominal swelling, paroxysmal lower abdominal pain, difficulty urinating resembling strangury, frequent belching, fear, palpitations, shortness of breath, abdominal pain with depression, sensation of obstruction in the throat as if having polyps, back stiffness preventing bending/stretching. Acupuncture: depth 0.2 cun, retain for 3 breaths. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Zhongdu (LR6) - Also named Zhong. Located seven cun above the medial malleolus in the tibial bone, aligned with the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It treats intestinal wind (blood in stool), hernia with lower abdominal pain, violent metrorrhagia in women, and continuous lochia postpartum. Acupuncture: depth 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Xiguan (LR7) - Two points. Located two cun below Dubi (ST35) in the depression. It treats Wind-Bi, pain inside the knee radiating to the patella preventing flexion/extension, and pharyngeal pain. Acupuncture: depth 0.4 cun. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Ququan (LR8) - Two points, Element Water. Located in the depression below the medial condyle of the knee, between the large and small tendons, obtained with the knee flexed. This is where the Qi of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian enters; it is the He-Sea point. It treats blood masses in women, feeling like hot water poured on the inner thigh upon pressure, lower abdominal swelling, uterine prolapse, man's dian-hernia with medial thigh pain, difficulty urinating, abdominal and hypochondriac fullness, strangury with shortness of breath and diarrhea, inability to move limbs. Excess presents as body heat, vertigo, pain, anhidrosis, dry eyes, knee pain with tendon contraction preventing movement, madness, epistaxis, wheezing, lower abdominal pain radiating to the throat. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Alternatively: With the knee flexed straight, locate the depression between the medial and lateral tendons, or at the head of the transverse crease of the knee. It treats wind-lao with seminal emission, extreme body pain, diarrhea with pus and blood, genital swelling and pain. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun, retain for 10 breaths.
Yinbao (LR9) - Two points. Located four cun above the knee, between two tendons on the medial thigh. It is the pathway of the divergent branch of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It treats pain from the lower back/sacrum radiating to the lower abdomen, and involuntary enuresis. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Wuli (LR10) - Two points. Located three cun below Qichong (ST30) in the artery of the medial thigh. It treats fullness in the intestines and heat closure preventing urination. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun.
Yinlian (LR11) - Two points. Located below Yangshi, in the artery two cun distal to Qichong (ST30). It treats infertility in women. For those who have not given birth, moxibustion of 3 cones may induce pregnancy. Acupuncture: depth 0.8 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
Zhangmen (LR13) - Front-Mu point of the Spleen. Also known as Changping or Xie. Located lateral to Dahan (SP15), directly opposite the umbilicus at the end of the floating rib. Obtain with the patient lying on their side, upper leg flexed, lower leg extended, arm raised. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Jueyin Liver and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridians. It treats borborygmus, indigestion, hypochondriac pain preventing lying down, vexing heat, dry mouth, anorexia, chest and hypochondriac fullness with wheezing, heart pain, lower back pain preventing turning, jaundice and emaciation from overeating, Ben-tun (rolling mass) with abdominal swelling and spinal stiffness, limb flaccidity, excessive fear, shortness of breath, jue-ni with immobility of shoulders and arms. Moxibustion: up to 100 moxa cones. Acupuncture: depth 0.6 cun.
Qimen (LR14) - Front-Mu point of the Liver. Located one and a half cun lateral to Burong (ST19), directly at the end of the second rib below the nipples. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen, Foot-Jueyin Liver, and Yin-Wei Vessels. It treats vexing heat in the chest, Ben-tun moving up and down, cyanosis of the eyes with vomiting, cholera with diarrhea, hard abdomen, severe dyspnea preventing lying down, accumulated Qi in the hypochondrium, residual diseases postpartum in women, inability to eat or drink, chest and hypochondriac fullness, cutting pain in the heart with frequent belching. If Shaoyang syndrome persists beyond its term, needling Qimen prevents transmission. Acupuncture: depth 0.4 cun. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Generally, the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian has more Blood and less Qi. Needling should aim to discharge evil Blood and release pathogenic Qi. The meridian runs from the foot to the abdomen. Assess the direction of Qi flow to apply Ying-Sui techniques. Tonify deficiency, reduce excess. Rapid withdrawal for heat, retention for cold. Moxibustion for collapsed Qi. If neither excess nor deficiency, treat using the meridian itself. This is the method for treating the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian.