Atlas of Acupuncture

4.12 The Liver Channel System – Foot jueyin(zu jue yin jing luo)

Location

4 cun proximal to the medial condyle of the femur, between the

sartorius and vastus medialis muscles. Alternative locations: 4 cun

proximal to ➞ LIV-8 (for example, Deadman et al 1998,

➞photo), 4 cun proximal to the junction of the shaft and the

condyle of the femur (for example, Hecker et al ➞see line draw-

ing) or 4 cun proximal to the midpoint of the condyle of the femur

(for example, Ogal and Stör 1999, ➞illustration on p. 443).

How to find

From ➞LIV-8, measure 4 cun in a proximal direction. There,

locate LIV-9on the border between the more medial, narrow sar-

torius muscle and the anteromedial vastus medialis muscle. Sen-

sitivity to pressure should determine the location of this point.

Needling

Vertically 1–2 cun

Actions/Indications

● Benefits the Lower Burner

● Opens the channel

Yin Wrapping YINBAO LIV-9

LIV-9

LIV-8

4 cun

Sartorius

SP-11

SP-10

SP-9

SP 8

KID-10

LIV-8

LIV-9

LIV-10

2 cun

1

3

4

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

Upper border

of the patella

8 cun

Popliteal crease

Junction tibial

shaft/medial

condyle of the

tibia

18 cun

LIV-7^2

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