# Acupoints for Liver-kidney Deficiency 4 sourced protocols for Liver-kidney Deficiency. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/liver-kidney-deficiency ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI12 (Elbow Bone Hole), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), TB09 (Four Rivers), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.27879/d.cnki.ggxzy.2024.000325 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST35 (Calf's Nose), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB33 (Yang Knee Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV08 (Spring At The Bend), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27134/d.cnki.ghbzc.2024.000027 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022190 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), BL38 (Superficial Cleft), BL54 (Lowermost In Order), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream), GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole), GB33 (Yang Knee Gate), LV07 (Knee Joint) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250424-k0005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. | | LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | LI12 | Elbow Bone Hole | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is on the lateral side of the upper arm 1 thumb width above the LI11 on the border of the humerus. | | ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | ST35 | Calf's Nose | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the lower border of the patella in the depression the lateral to the patellar ligament. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. | | TB09 | Four Rivers | Triple Burner Meridian | On the lateral side of the forearm 5 thumb widths below olecranon the between radius and ulna. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | GB33 | Yang Knee Gate | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the GB34 lateral to the knee joint in the depression above the external epicondyle of the femur. | | LV08 | Spring At The Bend | Liver Meridian | When knee is flexed point is at the medial end of the transverse popliteal crease posterior to the medial epicondyle of the tibia in the depression of the anterior border of the insertions of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | ST32 | Crouching Rabbit | Stomach Meridian | On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | BL38 | Superficial Cleft | Bladder Meridian | 1 thumb width above the BL39 on the medial side of the tendon of the biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed. | | BL54 | Lowermost In Order | Bladder Meridian | On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 thumb widths lateral to the median sacral crest. | | BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | GB29 | Squatting Bone Hole | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter. | | LV07 | Knee Joint | Liver Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia in the upper portion of the medial head of the gastrocnemius 1 thumb width posterior to the SP09. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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