Liver 13

Liver
Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

LV 13 / Ji Mai / Urgent Pulse

POINT LOCATION

On the lateral side of the abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

  • Abdominal distention and pain 
  • Borborygmus 
  • Gas
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Indigestion 
  • Hypocondriac fullness and pain

 

TCM ACTIONS

  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Tonifies the Spleen
  • Regulates the Middle and Lower Jiaos
  • Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen

 

Cautions

  • Deep perpendicular needling may damage an enlarged liver or spleen
Elizabeth Fuqua

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