Foot Jueyin - LIVER (LR) Meridian

GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING LIVER ENERGY:

RONG QI CIRCULATION:  0100-0300 hr.

ORGAN CHARACTERISTICS:

GENERAL/ELEMENTAL QUALITIES:

The Liver has five primary functions: stores blood, maintains the free flow of the qi, dominates the sinews, opens into the eyes, and manifests in the nails..
In addition the Liver zang belongs to the wood phase and corresponds to wind. The Liver governs uprising, and in disharmony its qi
may therefore rise excessively.the Liver is entrusted with the ming men fire which in disharmony may easily flare upwards as pathological heat.
The Liver free-flowing function assists the qi movement of the zangfu, especially the descending of Lung and Stomach qi and the ascending of Spleen qi.
The Liver free-flowing function assists the qi transformation function of the Bladder. Liver stores the ethereal soul (hun) and as the
wood zang is the ‘mother’ of the Heart. Liver stores the blood which flows into the Conception and Thoroughfare Vessel to become menstrual blood, and its
qi is responsible for the smooth flow of menstrruation.

SYMPTOMS/SIGNS OF EXCESS:

SYMPTOMS/SIGNS OF DEFICIENCY:

SYNDROMES:

MERIDIAN ANATOMY OF LIVER:

GREATER VESSEL:

     Starts on the lateral aspect of the dorsum of the big toe and runs along the foot to 1 cun anterior to the medial
malleolus, it ascends intersecting the Spleen meridianl SP-6, then continues to ascend anterior to the Spleen
channel to an area 8 cun above the medial malleolus, where it crosses and continues posterior to the
Spleen channel up to the knee and the medial aspect of the thigh,continues to the pubic region via SP-12
and SP-13 where it encircles the genitals, then ascends to enter the lower abdomen where it
intersects the Conception vessel at Qugu CV-2, Zhongji CV-3 and Guanyuan CV-4.

      It continues upwards to curve round the Stomach before entering the Liver and connecting with the
Gall Bladder, crosses the diaphragm and spreads in the costal and hypochondriac region, ascends along the neck and posterior aspect of the
throat to the nasopharynx to link with the tissues surrounding the eye, ascends across the forehead to the vertex where it
intersects with the Governing vessel at GV-20. A branch descends from the eye system through the cheek and
encircles the inner surface of the lips. Another branch separates from the Liver, crosses the diaphragm and
spreads in the Lung, meeting with MH-1

TENDINO MUSCULAR (SINEW) MERIDIAN:  Starting at LR-1 it proceeds up to CV-2,3 along the medial aspect of the leg with gathering points at LR-4 and LR-8

DIVERGENT CHANNEL (DISTINCT MERIDIAN): LR-12 (GB-30) up to GB-1

LONGITUDINAL LUO CHANNEL: LR-5 up to the genitals

TRANSVERSE LUO CHANNEL: LR-5 to GB-40

POINT LIST-FOR LIVER ENERGY:

LIVER WOOD, TING, HORARY, PHASE, WELL:  LR-1

LIVER FIRE, JING, IONG, SPRING:  LR-2

LIVER EARTH, SHU, STREAM:  LR-3

LIVER METAL, JING, RIVER:  LR-4

LIVER WATER, HE, HO, SEA : LR-8

LIVER TONIFICATION: LR-8

LIVER SEDATION: LR-2

LIVER YUAN, IUNN, SOURCE:  LR-3 (GB-37)

LIVER LUO:  LR-5 (GB-40)

LIVER BACK SHU ,IU, ASSOCIATED, TRANSPORTING POINT:  BL-18

LIVER FRONT MU, MO, ALARM:  LR-14

LIVER XI, TSRI, HUNG, CLEFT:  LR-6

HUI MEETING POINT OF ZANG ORGANS:  LR-13

CURIOUS MERIDIAN ASSOICIATIONS: CV-2, CV-3, CV-4, LR-13 (YINLV),