Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
LIV-5
Ligou
Woodworm Canal
Autres nomsGourd Ditch · Insect Ditch · Wood Border · Insect Gate · Drain of the Calf · Draining Shells · Worm-Eater's Groove
- Méridien
- Foie
- Classification
- Luo-Communication
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Localisation
- 01On the tibia's medial surface midline, 5 cun proximal to the tip of the medial malleolus.
- 025 cun above the medial malleolus's highest point, along the tibia's medial border.
- 035 cun proximal to the ankle's medial malleolus, in the groove between the tibia's posterior border and the gastrocnemius muscle.
- 045 cun above the medial malleolus's prominence, just behind the tibia's medial crest, in the hollow between that crest and the gastrocnemius. Note: split the span from the medial malleolus's tip to the popliteal crease into three equal parts — the point sits where the distal third meets the proximal two-thirds.
Puncture
- 01Needle subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may be used.
- 03Insert perpendicularly along the tibia's posterior border, 0.5 to 1 cun, producing local distention and soreness.
- 04For trunk disorders, angle the insertion upward along the tibia's posterior border, 1.5 to 2 cun; once Qi is obtained, apply strong stimulation briefly, which may produce distention and soreness reaching as far as the genitals.
- 05Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 06Insert obliquely, directed proximally toward the abdomen, 1 to 2 cun.
Fonctions du point
- Luo-Connecting point
- Master point of Blood (menstrual)
Actions
- Promotes the smooth flow of Liver Qi
- Resolves Damp-Heat
- Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
- Benefits Qi
- Clears the channel
- Regulates Qi
- Benefits the genitals
- Regulates menstruation
- Treats Plumpit Qi Stagnation
Indications
- Hypogastric distention
- Pain before urination
- Retention of urine
- Cloudy urine
- A sensation of a lump in the throat — "Plumpit Qi Stagnation"
- Unable to swallow
- Menstrual irregularity
- Pain in the testicles
- Feeling of insects crawling on the skin
- Dreams of things crawling
- Cannot bend back
- Difficulty flexing the knee
- Violent pain in the abdomen
- Can't walk or stand
- Sexual dysfunction of all types
- Impotence
- Premature ejaculation
- Sterility
- Involuntary spermatorrhea
- Nocturnal emission
- Uterovaginal prolapse
- Orchitis
- Vaginal itching
- Endometriosis
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Muscle spasms of the back
- Lower abdominal fullness
- Urinary retention
- Depression
- Itching, swelling and pain of the genitals
- Sudden swelling and pain of the testicles
- Incessant erection
- Shan disorder
- Distention and fullness of the lower abdomen
- Cold and pain of the feet and lower leg
- Colic
- Hiccups
- Dyspnea
- Anxiety
- Sadness
- Stiff back
- Dysuria
- Hardness like a stone above the umbilicus
- Difficulty bending the legs
- Cold legs
- Red or white vaginal discharge
- Enuresis
- Hernia
- Pruritis vulva
- Weakness and atrophy of the leg
- Endometritis
- Swollen painful testicles
- Low back pain
- Ischuria
- Impossible to urinate
- Urethritis
- Aching in the shin region
- Leg pain
- Wei or Bi syndrome of the foot and shin
- Back spasms with inability to bend forward or backward
- Fearful with lack of energy
- Throat malaise with a sensation of obstruction
- Energy accumulation below the navel, with hard, rock-like knots on palpation
- Lower abdominal pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Much belching
- Fright palpitations
- Fear and fright
- Worry and oppression
- Cold shan disorder
Associations
Notes
- It has a particular affinity for the genital and urinary regions.
- Suitable for any urinary symptom stemming from Liver Qi Stagnation.
- With Excess, the penis lengthens — sedate.
- With Deficiency, the penis shrinks — tonify.
- A useful point for itching anywhere on the body.
- This point has an anchoring, stabilizing effect.
- It has a special application for priapism.