LIV Meridian Flashcards
LIV meridian
- 14 points
- Hind foot to chest
- Yin/medial
LIV CA
CA:
- LIV-2
- LIV-3
- LIV-8
- LIV-13
- LIV-14
LIV EQ
EQ:
- LIV-1
- LIV-2
- LIV-3
- LIV-8
- LIV-13
- LIV-14
LIV-1 Eq
Eq: Dorsomedial aspect of the coronary band of the pelvic limb
*Opposite te GB-44
Fx: Jung-well (wood), laminitis, side-bones, hernia
LIV-2 CA
CA: On the lateral aspect of the 2nd digit, distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint in the webbing
*Needle straight up
Fx: Ying-sprint pt (fire), liver yang rising, eye problems, abnormal cycling, headache
LIV-2 Eq
Eq: On the medial aspect of the pelvic limb, distal to the fetlock, dorsal to the extensor branch of the suspensory
fx: Ying-spring pt (fire), liver yang rising, eye problems, ring-bone, side-bone, laminitis, abdominal cycling
LIV-3 CA
CA: Between the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint
Fx: Shu-stream pt (earth), yuan source pt, live Qi stagnation, abnormal cycle, paralysis of pelvic limb
LIV-3 Eq
Eq: Distal and dorsal to the base of the medial splint bone, in the depression between the canon and medial splint.
*In the triangle between the hock, saphenous v. and suspensory. Caudal to splint
fx: shu-stream pt (earth), yuan primary pt, liver qi stagnation, abnormal cycling, fetlock pain, paralysis of hindlimb
LIV-8 CA
CA: On the medial side of the knee, at the medial aspect of the popliteal crase caudal to the femoral condyle
*Cranial and proximal to KID-10
** Makre sur to be cranial to joint
Fx: He-Sea (water) point, male and female reproductive disorders, uterine prolapse, genital pruritis, urinary incontinence, stiffle pain
LIV-8 Eq
Eq: In a depression 2 cun cranial to KID-10 on the central border of the gracillis m.
*Caudal to the saphenous v. On the panty line
** between kid-10 and Sp-9
Fx: He-sea (water) pt, male infertility, genital itching, urinary incontinence, abnormal cycling, pain in stiffle
LIV-13 CA
CA: On the lateral side of the body, just below the free end of the 12th rib
* 13 rib is Gb-25
Fx: Front mu point for SP, influential pt for Yin organs, master point for viscera. Abdominal fullness, colic, diarrhea, abdominal mass, muscle pain
LIV-13 Eq
Eq: At the distal end of the 18th rib
fx: Influencial point for zang organs, alarm pt for Sp, abdominal fullness, colic, diarrhea, abdominal mass, muscle pain
Scan pt
LIV-14 CA
CA: In a depression at the costochondral junction of the 6th intercostal space (between 6-7 ribs)
Fx: Front mu alarm pt for LIV, hepatic disorders, mastitits, pleuritis, chest pain, muscle pain
LIV-14 Eq
Eq: At the 13th intercostal space at the level of the elbow
fx: Alarm pt liver, hepatic disorders, mastitis, pleuritis, chest pain, muscle pain
