12 LR05 Ligou Insect Gutter 蠡溝
LR5 Ligou
Insect Gutter

蠡溝穴

LOCATION

On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun proximal to the highest prominence of the medial malleolus, just posterior to the medial crest of the tibia, between the crest of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle.

Features

Luo/ Connecting Point.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The branches of the saphenous nerve and the great saphenous vein.

Indication

Sexual dysfunction,irregular menstruation,uterus meningitis,dysfunctional uterine bleeding,anuresis,hernia;globus hystericus,mental illness,myelitis,tachycardia,acute/chronic back/knee pain. [Acupuncture Analgesia in Surgery]. Genital Issues, especially damp-heat related infections/discharges.
Point of choice for Lower Burner (urinary, genital) problems. Can be used to suppress sexual desire.

Combinations

Hernia,testicular swelling:LR 05 & LR 03 & CV 06.
Hysteroptosis:LR 05 & GV 20 & CV 04.
Orchitis:LR 08 & LR 05 & LR 03. Shin soCVess:LR 05 & SP 09 & SP 06.

穴位

在小腿內側,當足內踝尖上5寸,脛骨內側面的中央。

特點

絡穴。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

隱神經的分支和大隱靜脈。

適應症

性功能亢進,月經不調,子宮內膜炎,功能性子宮出血,尿閉,疝氣;梅核氣,精神疾病,脊髓炎,心動過速,腰背部,膝關節急慢性損傷。 麻醉針常用穴。

穴位配伍療法

疝氣,睾丸腫痛:1.蠡溝 2.太衝 3.氣海
子宮脫垂:1.蠡溝 2.百會 3.關元
睪丸炎:1.曲泉 2.蠡溝 3.太衝
脛部痠痛:1.蠡溝 2.陰陵泉 3.三陰交