The Li Gou acupoint belongs to the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian and is located on the inner side of the calf, 5 inches above the tip of the inner ankle bone, in the center of the medial side of the tibia. It has the functions of soothing the liver and regulating qi, clearing heat and dampness, regulating menstruation and stopping leukorrhea, reducing swelling and relieving itching, and has a strong effect on promoting circulation. Now let's take a look at some case studies of using the Li Gou acupoint to treat diseases.
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Case 1: Treating grand mal seizures with Li Gou acupoint
After graduating from high school, I was assigned to work in a store. One day, a customer had a grand mal seizure and collapsed in the lobby. Almost all the staff members called me for help. I had to intervene. I applied gentle pressure on the "Renzhong" acupoint with one hand and applied deep pressure on the Li Gou acupoint with the other hand. Soon (within a few seconds), the patient regained consciousness. With the praise of everyone, I finally felt relieved. The Li Gou acupoint can really treat grand mal seizures.
Case 2: Treating convulsions with Li Gou acupoint
One day, just as I started work, my colleagues called me to see a patient. It turned out that a colleague had a convulsion due to a quarrel with her husband. I applied pressure on the Li Gou acupoint and within a minute, the convulsion stopped.
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Case 3: Treating mania with Li Gou acupoint
In March 1978, after enrolling in Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I went to visit the masters in a store across the street from the university. Before I could speak, I was pulled to visit a sick old colleague. The friend who brought me pushed me in and ran away! It turned out that the patient had mania, with confusion, aggression, and shouting and cursing.
Among the four diagnostic methods, only observation can be used partially. I seized the opportunity to grab the patient's calf and pressed hard on the Li Gou acupoint. After a while, the patient's restlessness gradually subsided, and she could recognize me. She even said, "I can't see anything." So I added the Fengchi acupoint and used rubbing techniques, and soon she could see me. At this time, the doctors from the unit also came in.
Case 4: Treating erection that won't go away with Li Gou acupoint
One day, a classmate came to see me and shyly said, "I've been hard for three days, and it won't go away." So I used the method of pressing the Li Gou acupoint. After a few minutes, the classmate said, "It's better now."
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Case 5: Treating swollen testicles with Li Gou acupoint
During my internship after graduation, I had a night shift one day. The nurse reported that a patient in the special care ward was in extreme pain and asked the on-duty doctor to handle it. However, the doctor I was with did not go, but gave me the stamp and instructed me to handle it on my own before going to rest. I went with the nurse and saw a patient with swollen testicles. I used antibiotics to reduce inflammation and analgesics to relieve pain.
However, the testicles were as swollen as a football, and the patient was screaming in pain. I applied strong pressure on both sides of the Li Gou acupoint, and watched as the swollen testicles gradually shrank. The patient's screams stopped quickly. At the shift handover meeting in the morning, the nurse truthfully reported what had happened. On the way home, a classmate who didn't believe it asked me, "What happened?" I helplessly said, "Nothing," but in my heart I thought, "You won't understand if you don't read the 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic'."
It turns out that these are all methods from the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic." The Li Gou acupoint is a collateral acupoint of the Liver Meridian. It can be used for all diseases related to the liver. The first case is wind-phlegm attacking the liver; the second case is internal wind stirring in the liver; the third case is mania caused by liver fire flaring up.
In addition, massaging the Li Gou acupoint can also treat vaginal itching in women. This is because the internal cause of vaginal itching is damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, and the Li Gou acupoint happens to be the point where warm and humid water vapor from the Conception Vessel passes to the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang. Therefore, pressing this acupoint has an immediate effect on relieving vaginal itching.
