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LR5 · 足厥阴肝经

Ligou lí gōu · 蠡沟

Location. On the medial lower leg, 5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial tibial surface.

Category. Luo-connecting 络穴

The luo-connecting point of the Liver meridian.

定位。小腿内侧,内踝尖上5寸,胫骨内侧面中央。

特定穴。Luo-connecting 络穴

肝经之络穴。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Low risk in routine practice; the tibia lies beneath, so the needle is kept superficial.

Other points on the Foot Jueyin Liver

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XingjianLR2 · 行间TaichongLR3 · 太冲QimenLR14 · 期门QuquanLR8 · 曲泉ZhangmenLR13 · 章门DadunLR1 · 大敦ZhongfengLR4 · 中封Zhongdu (Medial)LR6 · 中都XiguanLR7 · 膝关YinbaoLR9 · 阴包ZuwuliLR10 · 足五里YinlianLR11 · 阴廉JimaiLR12 · 急脉

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