Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

On the anterior aspect of the thigh, 3 cun inferior to the upper

border of the symphysis, on the lateral border of the adductor

longus muscle.

How to find

Ask the patient to flex their adductors by pressing their feet

against each other. LIV-10is located in a groove on the medial

border of the adductor longus muscle, where it forms an angle

with the sartorius muscle.

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1.5 cun. Caution: Great saphenous vein, femoral

artery/nerve.

Actions/Indications

● Relaxes the tendons and muscles

● Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner

● Regulates the water passages

LIV-10 Leg Five Miles ZUWULI

LIV-11

LIV-10

2 cun

3 cun

Midline

Sartorius

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

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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