Ligou acupoint is a health acupoint specifically for treating liver and gallbladder diseases. It is located on the inner side of the lower leg, five inches above the tip of the inner ankle, in the center of the medial side of the shinbone. It has the functions of regulating liver and relieving depression, moisturizing and stopping itching. Let's learn about the efficacy and functions of Ligou acupoint.
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【Efficacy and Functions of Ligou Acupoint】
Ligou acupoint is a specific acupoint for harmonizing liver and gallbladder diseases. Therefore, stimulating Ligou acupoint can not only regulate liver and relieve depression, clear heat and dispel dampness, but also nourish blood and replenish yin, moisturize and stop itching. It is an empirical effective acupoint for treating pruritus.
Ligou acupoint has the functions of regulating liver and relieving depression, clearing and promoting dampness and heat, nourishing blood and regulating menstruation. Clinically, it can also treat menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, hernia, testicular pain and other diseases.
The internal cause of itching is related to damp-heat of liver and gallbladder. Therefore, stimulating Ligou acupoint can play a role in alleviating and treating itching.
Of course, when specific treatment is carried out, it is better to combine it with the acupoints Quchi and Yinlingquan, and drink some mung bean and coix seed porridge to detoxify the liver and dispel damp-heat, which is the fundamental way to treat the disease.
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【Massage Methods for Ligou Acupoint】
Stimulating Ligou acupoint can be done by massaging. Use the tip of your thumb to exert force and knead Ligou acupoint for 3-5 minutes. Massage regularly every day can treat menstrual disorders and other gynecological diseases.
You can also use moxibustion to stimulate Ligou acupoint. Use moxa sticks to gently moxibustion Ligou acupoint for 5-20 minutes, once a day, which can effectively treat and improve menstrual disorders and excessive menstruation.
In addition, cupping is also applicable to Ligou acupoint. Use a suction cup to suction and leave it on Ligou acupoint for 5-10 minutes, once every other day, which can improve symptoms such as leg pain.
Scratching can also be used to stimulate Ligou acupoint. Use scraping method to scrape Ligou acupoint for three minutes, once every other day, until the skin of the acupoint turns red or shows sha (petechiae), which can relieve symptoms such as difficult urination and lower abdominal pain.
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【Compatibility and Application of Ligou Acupoint】
1. Ligou acupoint combined with Yinlingquan and Sanyinjiao has the effect of activating collaterals and relieving pain, mainly used to treat soreness in the shins.
2. Ligou acupoint combined with Taichong and Qihai has the function of regulating liver and relieving pain, mainly used to treat hernia and testicular pain.
3. Ligou acupoint combined with Baihui and Guanyuan, with moxibustion or attached with zhenzi cake, has the function of warming yang and lifting sinking, mainly used to treat uterine prolapse.
4. Ligou acupoint combined with Zhongdu, Diji, Zhongji and Sanyinjiao can treat menstrual disorders, leukorrhea and orchitis.
5. Ligou acupoint combined with Zhongji and Guanyuan can treat orchitis.
