Liver Meridian

Question 0

Channel Section, Section Pair and Section Locations

Answer 0

Liver - Jiǎo Jué Yīn (foot/leg absolute/terminal Yin)
Pericardium - Shǒu Jué Yīn (hand/arm absolute/terminal) Yin)
Location: Most superficial/absolute/terminal)Yīn
Medial, Center Line

Question 1

Liver in Chinese

Answer 1

Gān Zàng

Question 2

LV 1

Answer 2

Dà: Large, Great, Major
Dūn: to pile up, Hill, thick
Big Mound
Large Pile
Great Favorable
Wood Pt. 
Horary Pt. 
Jǐng/Tsing - Well 
Name: Since this is a Wood Pt. and Wood restrains Earth, a large pile of earth is suitable. A "Pile" is also a short post of wood. Located in "large pile" of flesh on big toe. 
Location: 1/2 between center of the interphalangeal crease and the 0.1 cun point proximal to the lateral corner of the base of the nail. 
Dà Dūn
Areas: Head. Nervous System. Uterus. 
Functions: Subdues interior wind. Calms the mind. Arrests bleeding.

Question 3

LV 2

Answer 3

Xíng: to walk, to move
Jiān: between: a space
Moving Between
Passing Between
Fire Pt.
Sedation Pt.
Yíng - Spring
Name: Located at point on big toe relevant for walking or moving. Located between polux and indicus toe.
Location: On the dorsal aspect of the foot, on the web between the first and second toes, distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint. 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web, where crease forms when toes are together.
Xíng Jiān
Areas: Head. Eyes. Nervous system. Abdomen.
Functions: Clears Heat. Descends Excessive Yang and circulates Liver Qi.

Question 4

LV 3

Answer 4

Tài: Great, Supreme; too excessive
Chōng: surge, rush, flush, empty, thoroughfare, hub, key position
Great Surge
Large Surge
Great Thoroughfare
Earth Pt.
Yuán - Source
Xu/Shū - Stream
Heavenly Star Point
Name: As a Yuàn - Source point, this is a great hub or throughfare for Qi. Tài can refer to the reference to the polux toe, Chōng refers to the surge or pulse found at this point and this points exuberance with the Chōng Mai and KD.
Location: In the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones, approximately level with SP-3. In the dorsal interosseous muscle, lateral to the tendon of the extensor hallucis brevis.
Tài Chōng
Areas: Entire Body. Chest Abdomen. Digestive and Reproductive Systems. Eyes. Head. Mind. Nervous System.
Functions: Circulates Liver Qi and dispels Stasis. Cools the Liver. Nourishes Yin and Blood. Regulates Menstruation.

Question 5

LV 4

Answer 5

Zhōng: Center, Central
Fēng: Mound. Heap. to seal, to block
Mound Center
Sealed Center
Suspended Spring
Metal Pt. 
Jīng - River
Name: refers to how this point is located between two sinews, sealed up in a mound of flesh formed by the sinews.
Location: In the depression anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tibialis anterior tendon, when the foot is at a right angle to the tibia. Anterior to the great saphenous vein and posterior to the tendon of tibialis anterior. In it's deep position laterally, is the extensor hallucis longus. 
Zhōng Fēng
Areas: Ankle. Abdomen.
Functions: Spreads Liver QI. Harmonises the lower Jiao.

Question 6

LV 5

Answer 6

Lǐ: a woodboring worm, a gourd, ladle
Gōu: canal, ditch, channel
Woodworm Canal
Intersection Apperatus
Luò - Network Pt. connecting to GB-40 Qiū Xū Hill Ruins
Name: As a connecting Luò - Network Pt. to GB-40 Qiū Xū Hill Ruins, this point connects two Wood element meridians like a woodworm would travel from wood to wood. Located in small ditch next to the gourd shaped calf muscle.
Location: 5 cun above medial malleolus, in small depression just posterior to medial tibial border.
GB 40: inferior and anterior to lateral malleolus, lateral to peroneus tertius tendon, on extensor digitorum brevis muscle.
Lǐ Gōu
Areas: Genitourinary system. Mind. Liver.
Functions: Spreads Liver Qi. Benefits the genitals and uterus. Clears damp heat.

Question 7

LV 6

Answer 7

Zhōng: Center, Central
Dū: Metropolis, Capital, Market
Central Metropolis
Central Cleft
Central Pool
Xī/Hsi - Cleft Pt. 
Name: Zhōng refers to the location at about the center of the tibia and the middle of the hollow this point it is located in. Dū refers to how Qi collects like people collect in a metropolis. Central Cleft reminds us that this is a Xī/Hsi - Cleft Pt. located in a cleft like hollow. 
Location: 7 cun above the medial malleolus, 8 cun below the poplitial knee crease, in small depression just posterior to the medial tibial border.
Zhōng Dū
Areas: Leg. Liver.
Functions: Dispels Blood Stasis.

Question 8

LV 8

Answer 8

Qū: Bend, Curve
Quán: Spring, Water Source
Spring at the Bend
Water Pt.
Tonification Pt.
Hé/Sea - Uniting
Name: Like Yin Mound Spring, Yīn Líng Qúán SP-9 and Yang Mound Spring, Yáng Líng Qúán GB-34 this point is located by the Knee , the Qū, the bend. All these nearby Quán points are Hé/Sea - Uniting points. This and Yin Mound Spring, Yīn Líng Qúán SP-9 are also Water Points.
Location: About 1 cun proximal from the medial poplitial crease, in small dip between the satorius and gracilis muscles
Qū Quán
Areas: Lower Jiao. Genitals. Uterus.
Functions: Nourishes Blood and Yin. Cools the Liver. Clears dampness and heat.

Question 9

LV 13

Answer 9

Zhāng: Chapter, Flat area on top of hill, screen, veil
Mén: Gate, Door
Chapter Gate
Campherwood Door
Spleen Mù
Free Ribs
Bright Gate
Mù - Alarm point for the Spleen
Connects with Back Shu point BL 20 Pǐ Shū Spleen Shu
Gathering Hui Point for the five Yīn Organs/Influential Point for Yīn Organs systems of Lung, Kidney, Liver, Heart/Pericardium, Spleen
Intersection of Gallbladder and Spleen.
Name: Campherwood is a valuable wood, In “The Book of History” it states “When wood recieves the virtue of earth, it becomes a thousand pieces of valuable lumber.” This relates to how this point is the intersection of Liver and Gallbladder receiving Earth from Spleen. Zhāng meaning the top of a hill, describes the location where the ribs begin and make a hill on the body. Zhāng also meaning screen or veil, describes how the ribs are like a screen over the organs.
Location; In sensitive area, on the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the 11th rib, in the oblique abdominal muscles.
BL 20: 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of T11 spinous process, between 11th and 12th ribs.
Zhāng Mén
Areas: Abdomen. Hypochondrium. Chest. Digestive System.
Functions: Harmonises the Liver and Spleen. Boosts Spleen Qi.

Question 10

LV 14

Answer 10

Qí: period, cycle, one year, one hundred years, expect
Mén: Door, Gate.
Qi Cycle Gate
Cycle Gate
Liver Mù
Mù - Alarm point of Liver
Intersection of Spleen
Intersection of Yīn Wéi Mài
Connects internally with Back Shu Point BL 18 Gān Shū Liver Shu
Connects internally to LU-2 Cloud Gate Yún Mén,
Name: Conveys idea that this is the last point of the 12 meridians that reconnects internally to LU-2 Cloud Gate Yún Mén, beginning the cycle anew.
Location: Distal from root of breast on mid-mamillary line, in the 6th intercostal space in oblique abdominal muscles and deeper, the intercostal muscles. Approximately 4 cun lateral from anterior midline.
BL 18: 1.5 cun lateral to lower border of spinous process of T9, between 9th and 10th ribs.
LU 2: center of delto pectoral triangleof clavicle, pectoral and deltoid.
Qí Mén
Areas: Hypochondrium. Chest. Breast. Abdomen.
Functions: Spreads Liver Qi. Dispels Stasis. Cools Blood.