Liv-6

Liv-6

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
Channel
Element
English

Central Capital

Name

中都

Transliteration

Zhongdu

Special Point
Xi-Cleft
Description

Xi-Cleft point

Indications
liver qi
Kinesiology
numbness
Channel Psychology

Lv: Stuck, life flows easily, I welcome change, resentment, anger.

Key Spirit Point Themes
Connection to heart and aspiration
Physical Conditions
Symptoms

Hernia, lower abdominal pain, hypogastric pain, diarrhoea, persistent flow of lochia, uterine bleeding, pain with inability to walk, flaccid and skinny legs, numbness of the body, numbness of the hands and feet, cold sensation of the lower legs with inability to stand for long, hot sensation of the soles of the feet

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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.