LV05 Ligou (Woodworm Channel)

Location

5 thumb widths above the tip of the medial malleolus on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia.

Categories

• Luo-Connecting point of the Liver meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

Indications

Conditions for which LV05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say LV05 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using LV05

• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Anorexia, Blindness Bilateral, Depression Emotional, Epigastric Pain – ST36, LV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60043-1 ↗)
• Constipation, Obesity, Irritability, Acne Facial, Halitosis – LI04, SP06, LV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60043-1 ↗)
• Constipation, Insomnia, Neuralgia Trigeminal, Irritability, Facial Pain – ST43, LV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60043-1 ↗)
• Fever, Constipation, Epididymitis Acute, Testicular Pain, Scrotal Swelling – LV02, LV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60043-1 ↗)
• Dysgeusia, Headache Parietal, Dysphagia, Headache Unilateral, Dysarthria, Palsy Cranial Nerve Glossopharyngeal, Palsy Cranial Nerve Vagus, Palsy Cranial Nerve Hypoglossal, Tongue Weakness – PC06, TB05, GB37, LV05, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.016 ↗)
• Chloasma, Pigmentation Facial, Melasma – LI04, LI11, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL23, KD03, LV03, LV05 (doi:10.1155/2018/6438458 ↗)
• Dizziness, Insomnia, Headache Occipital, Neuralgia Occipital, Visual Disturbance, Neck Posterior Pain, Lightheadedness – LI04, SP06, TB05, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV03, LV05 (doi:10.1177/2164956119890546 ↗)
• Depression Post-stroke, Urinary Retention Post-stroke – SP06, SP09, BL28, BL39, LV03, LV05, CV03 (doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000230 ↗)
• Itching, Eczema, Dermatitis, Blood Deficiency, Itchiness Skin, Eczema Chronic – LI11, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI03, BL62, LV05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241114-0002 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Menstrual Disorder, Liver Qi Stagnation, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Infertility Diminished Ovarian Reserve – LV03, LV05, LV08, LV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230905-k0005 ↗)
• Erectile Dysfunction – LV03, LV05, LV08, LV12 (doi:10.3389/fnhum.2023.1116202 ↗)
• Anger – LI04, LV02, LV03, LV05 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Cystitis – ST28, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL28, LV05, LV08, CV03 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Labour Prolonged, Labour Prolonged, Labour Delayed, Labour Induce – LI04, SP06, BL31, BL32, BL60, BL67, GB21, LV03, LV05 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Genital Pain, Itching Genital, Genital Pain – ST30, SP06, BL32, LV05 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
• Limbs Weakness, Guillain-barre Syndrome – LU05, LU07, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, SP10, BL54, KD03, KD07, GB30, GB34, LV03, LV05, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Irregular Menstruation, Infertility Female – SP06, SP10, LV03, LV05, CV06 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Behcet’s Syndrome – GB01, LV01, LV05, LV08, LV11, CV23 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Infertility Female, Menstruation Irregular – ST36, BL20, BL23, LV05 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia – LU07, LI04, ST08, ST45, SP04, SI19, BL01, BL67, GB37, GB40, GB44, LV03, LV05, LV06 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Infertility Male, Azoospermia – ST36, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL18, BL23, KD03, KD18, LV03, LV05, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV07, GV04 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – KD14, PC05, LV05, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Depression, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – HT07, KD14, PC05, LV03, LV05, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating, Liver Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating – KD14, PC05, LV05, LV14, CV06, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Heat, Damp, Vaginal Discharge, Vaginitis, Cervicitis, Endometritis, Annexitis, Itching Vulva, Vaginal Discharge, Itching Vulva – SP06, BL32, LV03, LV05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside LV05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LV03Great Surge14 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection13 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley8 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood6 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point5 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi5 protocols
• CV03Central Pivot4 protocols
• KD03Great Stream4 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend4 protocols
• LV08Spring At The Bend4 protocols
• SP09Yin Mound Spring4 protocols

Other points on the Liver Meridian