LR4 (Zhōng Fēng, “Middle Seal”) is the Jing-River point point of the Liver Channel of Foot Jueyin Meridian. It is located on the anterior aspect of the ankle, in the depression 1 cun anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle. The point is located by dorsiflexing the foot to reveal the depression. It spreads Liver Qi, regulates the lower jiao, clears Liver channel damp-heat, soothes the sinews.
On the anterior aspect of the ankle, in the depression 1 cun anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle. The point is located by dorsiflexing the foot to reveal the depression.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, medial to the anterior tibial artery.
Spreads Liver Qi, regulates the lower jiao, clears Liver channel damp-heat, soothes the sinews..
Genital retraction into the abdomen with pulling pain in the sinews, seminal emission, flaccidity and reversal (wei jue), five types of urinary strangury (lin), inability to urinate, coldness of the feet, jaundice with slight fever, poor appetite, numbness of the body, cold hernia, pain in the waist, throat swelling, reversal counterflow, abdominal distension from the five zang, enlarged lower abdomen in women, difficult childbirth, dry throat, excessive thirst, hernia near the navel in women, pale and wan complexion as if about to die, difficulty breathing, difficult defecation, small lower abdomen swelling and pain, pain around the navel, loss of sensation in the body..
As the Jing-River and Metal point on the Liver channel, Zhongfeng is adept at clearing damp-heat from the lower jiao and Liver channel, making it a key point for urinary and genital disorders like urinary strangury, genital pain, and seminal emission. Its ability to soothe the sinews is highlighted in its use for pain and contraction in the lower abdomen and genitals. It also treats psycho-emotional states associated with Liver Qi constraint, such as a deathly pale complexion and sighing.
LR4 is one of 14 points on the Liver Channel of Foot Jueyin Meridian. Nearby points:
LR4 (Zhōng Fēng) is located on the anterior aspect of the ankle, in the depression 1 cun anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tendon of the tibialis anterior muscle. The point is located by dorsiflexing the foot to reveal the depression.
LR4 spreads Liver Qi, regulates the lower jiao, clears Liver channel damp-heat, soothes the sinews. Common clinical indications include genital retraction into the abdomen with pulling pain in the sinews, seminal emission, flaccidity and reversal (wei jue), five types of urinary strangury (lin), inability to urinate, coldness of the feet, jaundice with slight fever, poor appetite, numbness of the body, cold hernia, pain in the waist, throat swelling, reversal counterflow, abdominal distension from the five zang, enlarged lower abdomen in women, difficult childbirth, dry throat, excessive thirst, hernia near the navel in women, pale and wan complexion as if about to die, difficulty breathing, difficult defecation, small lower abdomen swelling and pain, pain around the navel, loss of sensation in the body.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, medial to the anterior tibial artery.
LR4 is a point on the Liver Channel of Foot Jueyin Meridian (Zú Juéyīn Gānjīng).