LV11 Yinlian (Yin Corner)

陰廉yīn liánYinlian

Liver Meridian

Location of acupuncture point LV11 Yinlian (Yin Corner)
9
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location

2 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 LV11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Uterine and Menstrual ConditionsDegenerative Disease HipLeg Adductor Muscle Strain StiffnessImmobility Leg Adductor Muscle StrainInfertilityKnee PainThigh Medial PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation Irregular

TCM actions

What classical sources say LV11 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Uterus

Protocols using LV11

  • Osteoarthritis Hip – ST31, GB29, LV10, LV11 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Infertility Male, Anejaculation – LV01, LV11, CV02 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Vaginitis, Itching Vulva – SP10, LV08, LV11, CV01 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
  • Behcet’s Syndrome – GB01, LV01, LV05, LV08, LV11, CV23 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Leg Pain – GB30, LV01, LV03, LV08, LV11 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside LV11

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV11. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • LV01Big Mound3 protocols
  • LV08Spring At The Bend3 protocols
  • CV01Meeting Of Yin1 protocols
  • CV02Curved Bone1 protocols
  • CV23Clean Spring1 protocols
  • GB01Pupil Crevice1 protocols
  • GB29Squatting Bone Hole1 protocols
  • GB30Jumping Circle1 protocols
  • LV03Great Surge1 protocols
  • LV05Woodworm Channel1 protocols
  • LV10Leg Five Miles1 protocols
  • SP10Sea Of Blood1 protocols