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Shen-Atlas of Acupuncture
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LR 05
蠡沟
Name:
LR 05 - Ligou = Woodworm Canal
Location:
5 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the medial side and
near the medial border of the tibia.
LR 06
中都
Name:
LR 06 - Zhongdu = Central Metropolis
Location:
7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the medial side and
near the medial border of the tibia.
LR 07
膝关
Name:
LR 07 - Xiguan = Knee Joint
Location:
Posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia, 1 cun
dorsal to SP 9.
LR 08
曲泉
Name:
LR 08 - Ququan = Spring at the Bend
Location:
When the knee is flexed, at the medial end of the popliteal crease,
posterior to the medial epicondyle of the femur, in the depression
on the anterior part of insertion of the tendons of the
semimembranosus muscle and semitendinosus muscle.