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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Lateral to the pubic tubercle, lateral and inferior to the ST30 in the inguinal groove where pulsation of the femoral artery is palpable 2.5 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which LV12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Cold Liver ChannelShan DisorderGenital PainLower Abdominal PainPenis PainThigh Medial PainUterine ProlapseTesticles Swelling
TCM actions
What classical sources say LV12 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Jiao Lower
Protocols using LV12
- 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 ↗)
- Retraction Penis – ST36, SP06, BL23, LV12, CV04, CV06 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside LV12
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.