Liver

Question 1

LV1

Great Esteem

Answer 1

Wood, Entry, Horary 1am-3am

on lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail

Rx: reduces xs from the LV channel; fire, cold & wind

+LV2 for fire
+LV5 for cold
+GB1 for wind (can direct moxa)

Question 2

LV2

Walk Between

Answer 2

Fire

on the dorm of the foot between the first and second toe, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red & white skin

Rx: clears excess LV heat & cold

Question 3

LV3

Supreme Rushing

Answer 3

Earth, Source

on the dorm of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones

Rx: treats XS & XU for LV qi stagnation, tonifies LV Blood, moves LV qi and moves qi for LI cold

+LV8, Bl18 for LV Blood XU
+LV14 for LV qi stag

Question 4

LV5

Answer 4

Luo-Connecting

5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia

Rx: genital issues such as vaginal discharge or priapism, moves qi and blood for LV blood stasis, clears LV cold

+LV1, Ren3 for LV Cold

Question 5

LV8

Crooked Spring

Answer 5

Water

when knee is flexed, the point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease, posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia, in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of semimembranosus and semitendinosus

Rx:tonifies LV blood, also good for LV Yin

+LV3, Bl18 to tonify LV Blood

Question 6

LV13

Chapter Gate

Answer 6

Front Mu of SP, Influential point of Zang organs

on the lateral side of the abdomen, the free end of the eleventh rib

Rx: treats abdominal pain d/t LV overacting on SP, moves LV qi

+ST25, SP15 for LV overacting on SP, abd p!

Question 7

LV14

Gate of Hope

Answer 7

Front Mu of LV, Exit

directly below the nipple, in the 6th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Rx: treats LV overacting on ST, moves LV qi