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14 Cards in this Set
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LV1 大惇 (大敦)
Dàdūn = Great Pile |
Location: on lateral side of terminal phalanx of great toe 0.1 cun from corner of nail
Needling: superficial 0.1-0.2 cun, prick to bleed |
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LV2 行間 (行间)
Xíngjiān = Moving Between |
Location: on dorsum of foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to margin of web at junction of red and white skin
Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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LV3 太沖 (太冲)
Tàichōng = Great Rushing |
Location: on dorsum of foot in depression distal to junction of 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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LV4 中封
Zhōngfēng = Middle Mound |
Location: anterior to medial malleolus midway between Sp-5 and St-41 in depression on medial side of tendon of tibialis anterior
Needling: ⊥ 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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LV5 蠡溝 (蠡沟)
Lĭgōu = Woodworm Canal |
Location: 5 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of medial surface of tibia
Needling: subcutaneous 0.3 – 0.5 cun |
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LV6 中都
Zhōngdū = Central Metropolis |
Location: 7 cun above tip of medial malleolus on midline of medial surface of tibia
Needling: subcutaneous 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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LV7 膝關 (膝关)
Xīguān = Knee Joint |
Location: posterior and inferior to medial condyle of tibia in upper portion of medial head of gastrocnemius 1 cun posterior to Sp-9
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LV8 曲泉
Qūquán = Spring at Crook |
Location: when knee is flexed point is at medial end of transverse popliteal crease posterior to medial epicondyle of tibia in depression of anterior border of insertions of semimembranosus and semitendinosus
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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LV9 陰包 (阴包)
Yīnbāo = Yin Bladder |
Location: 4 cun above medial epicondyle of femur between vastus medialis and sartorius
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.7 cun |
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LV10 足五里
Zúwŭlĭ = Foot Five Miles |
Location: 3 cun directly below St-30 at proximal end of thigh below pubic tubercle and on lateral border of adductor longus
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LV11 陰廉 (阴廉)
Yīnlián = Yin Corner |
Location: 2 cun directly below St-30 at proximal end of thigh below pubic tubercle and on lateral border of adductor longus
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LV12 急脈 (急脉)
Jímài = Urgent Pulse |
Location: lateral to pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to St-30 in inguinal groove where pulsation of femoral artery is palpable 2.5 cun lateral to anterior midline
Needling: ∠ 0.5 – 0.8 cun; Caution: Femoral nerve, artery, and vein |
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LV13 章門 (章门)
Zhāngmén = Screen Gate |
Location: on lateral side of abdomen below free end of 11th rib
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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LV14 期門 (期门)
Qīmén = Cycle Gate |
Location: directly below nipple in 6th intercostal space 4 cun lateral to anterior midline
Needling: ∠ 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution pneumothorax |
