LIV-12 (Ji Mai) Urgent Pulse - Acupuncture point on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

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Acu Point LIV-12 (Ji Mai) Urgent Pulse

Acupuncture Points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin

Actions:

Eliminates cold from the Liver channel and benefits the lower jiao

Indications:

Lower abdominal pain, hernia, pain in the external genitalia.

Location (CAM):

Lateral to the pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to Qichong (ST 30), in the inguinal groove where the pulsation of femoral artery is palpable, 2.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Location (AMOA):

1 cun inferior and 2.5 cun lateral to Qugu REN-2, in the crease of the groin, medial to the femoral vein.

Needling Method:

Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM