LV10 Zuwuli (Leg Five Miles)

足五里zú wǔ lǐZuwuli

Liver Meridian

Location of acupuncture point LV10 Zuwuli (Leg Five Miles)
20
Indications
7
Protocols
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Location

3 thumb widths directly below ST30 at the proximal end of the thigh below pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the adductor longus.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which LV10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

CoughDegenerative Disease HipBreathing ProblemsUrinary ProblemsBedwettingAbdominal FullnessAbdomen Inferior FullnessLeg Adductor Muscle Strain StiffnessLeg Sartorius Muscle Strain StiffnessImmobility Leg Adductor Muscle StrainImmobility Leg Sartorius Muscle StrainGenital ItchingTesticle PainUrinary RetentionExcessive Sleepiness SwellingDamp Heat SyndromeDamp-heat SyndromeWind Taxation SyndromeWind-taxation Syndrome

TCM actions

What classical sources say LV10 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Jiao Lower

Protocols using LV10

  • Autism, Developmental Delay, Communication Impaired, Behavior Repetitive – ST36, SP03, LV04, LV07, LV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60014-3 ↗)
  • Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Chronic Pain – ST36, SP06, SP09, LV10, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1579484 ↗)
  • Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Shivering Postanesthetic, Anesthesia Opioid Reduction, Bladder Discomfort Catheter-related, Recovery Anesthesia – LI04, LI05, ST30, PC06, LV10, CV03, XL24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Erectile Dysfunction – LV10, CV01, CV04 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Osteoarthritis Hip – ST31, GB29, LV10, LV11 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Urinary Frequency, Urinary Urgency, Overactive Bladder – ST29, SP06, SP09, BL23, LV10, CV03, CV04, CV06 (熊伟徐斌郭宇王曦蒋远斌杨兴智王铀. 应用单纯针灸疗法与琥珀酸索利那新治疗女性膀胱过度活动症的对比性研究. , 2016 [CNKI])
  • Urge Incontinence, Overactive Bladder Urinary Urgency, Overactive Bladder Urinary Frequency – ST29, SP06, SP09, BL23, LV10, CV03, CV04, CV06 (郭宇杨兴智王铀王曦蒋远斌熊伟. 应用单纯针灸疗法与琥珀酸索利那新治疗女性膀胱过度活动症的对比性研究. 中国中医急症 ., 2016 [CNKI])

Most often selected alongside LV10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CV03Central Pivot4 protocols
  • CV04Original Qi Gate4 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
  • SP09Yin Mound Spring3 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
  • CV06Sea Of Qi2 protocols
  • ST29Return2 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
  • CV01Meeting Of Yin1 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols
  • GB29Squatting Bone Hole1 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley1 protocols