| Liv3 Taichong (Greater Rushing)
Where to find it:
On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.
What it does:
Subdues Interior Wind, subdues rising Liver Yang, promotes the smooth flow of Liver Qi, calms spasms, and calms the Mind.
When to use it:
Headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, congestion, swelling and pain of the eye, depression, infantile convulsion, deviation of the mouth, pain in the hypochondrium, uterine bleeding, hernia, enuresis, retention of urine, epilepsy, and pain in the anterior aspect of the medial malleolus.
How to needle it:
Perpendicular insertion, 0.3-0.5 cun. Moxibustion is applicable. Special attributes: Stream, Source, and Earth point of the Liver Channel.
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