Liver Channel Flashcards
Liver Channel
Foot Jueyin LV channel
Primary channel
starts from dorsal hairy region of great toe
upward along dorsum of foot
passing thru LV 4 - 1 cun in front of menial malleolus
ascends and at 8 cun above medial malleolus it runs across and behind SP channel
runs further up to medial side of knee and along medial aspect of the thigh to the pubic hair region
turns upward and curves around ST to enter LV and connects w/ GB
passes thru diaphragm- branching out on costal and hypochondriac region
ascends posterior aspect of throat to nasopharynx and connects to eye system
upward and emerging from forehead and meets Du channel at vertex
Branch of primary channel arising from eye sytem
runs down to cheek
curves around the inner surface of the lips
Primary channel branch arising from LV
runs into the LU
links with LU channel
crosses SP channel
@ SP 6- crosses with all 3 ying channels of foot
Divergent channel
derives from foot- converges w/ GB regular channel @ pubic area
derives from thigh-converges w/ LV divergent channel @ pelvic region
up and into lower abdomen
between lower ribs
connects w/ GB
spreads thru LV
up across HT
up across esophagus
disperses in face
to eye- rejoins GB regular ch at outer canthus
LV Luo-connecting channel
separates from LV 5
one branch connects w/ GB channel
another proceeds up to genitals
Excess: colic, swelling of testicles
Deficiency: itching in the public region
Luo -connecting point
LV 5
excess: colic, swelling of testicles
deficiency: itching in pubic region
LV muscle channel
originates on dorsum of big toe
knots anterior to internal malleolus
runs up medial side of tibia
knots at lower, medial aspect of knee
runs along medial aspect of thigh to the genital region, where converges w/ muscle regions
Patho Sxs of LV muscle ch
strain of big toe
pain anterior to medial malleolus
pain medial aspect of knee
sprain and pain of medial aspect of thigh
dysfunction of genitals: impotence d/t internal injury
retraction of genitals d/t injury by cold
persistent erection d/t injury by heat
Front Mu
Qi Men (cyclic gate)
LV 14
crossing of LV/SP/Yin Wei
Back shu
UB 18
Source PT
LV 3
Luo connecting PT
Li Gou (gourd ditch)
LV 5
XI cleft PT
LV 6
Jing well
LV 1