Zu Jue Yin- Liver Channel

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Channel

Yin/Yang

Max. Time

Route

Important pt.

Category

Applications

Liver

Lr

 

 

Coupled with the gallbladder

Yin

 

 

 

Formed the Jue-Yin axis with the pericardium

1 – 3am

 

 

 

weakest time:

1 – 3pm

small intestine

Starts at the big toe, goes up the inside of the leg, passes the knee and end up in the trunk of the body.

3

Taichong

Source point from GB 37

Effective point for liver and gallbladder disorders,

Acupuncture at this point will induces abortion, don’t use this point during pregnancy

8

Ququan

He

Urogenital disorders, impotence

13

Zhangmen

Alarm point for the spleen

liver and gallbladder disorders,

digestive and metabolic disorder,

Influential point for the yin organs (Zang)

14

Qimen

Alarm point for the liver

Liver disorders,

Breathing difficulty,

Menopause disorders, difficulty and pain in

childbirth

 

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