Liver 02 (LIV 2)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Xingjian, On the dorsum of the foot between the first and second toe, proximal to the margin of the web.
Location
Pain in the hypochondrium, abdominal distension, headache, dizziness and vertigo, deviation of the mouth, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, hernia, painful urination, retention of urine, irregular menses, epilepsy, insomnia, convulsion.
Indications
Clears Liver fire, subdues Liver yang, cools blood, subdues interior wind.
Traditional Action
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.