Luo-connecting point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Li" (蠡), ladle, describing calf; "gou" (溝), groove or ditch. This acupoint is located in the groove in front of calf, hence the name. Huangdi Neijing Taisu Yang Shang-shan states: "'Li' (蠡) means a ladle. The area behind shinbone forms a hollow space, resembles the groove of a ladle, hence the name."

bubble_chart Location

Ligou (LR5) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

Located on the inner side of calf, five cun above the tip of inner ankle, in the middle of inner surface of tibia. It is at the midpoint of the line connecting the tip of inner ankle and Diji (SP8).

• Lingshu-Jingmai: "5 cun away from inner ankle, branching to shaoyang,."

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior.
• Nerve: anterior branch of saphenous nerve.
• Vessel: great saphenous vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert subcutaneously upwards or downwards 0.5 to 1 cun, or insert it straight along the posterior edge of tibia 0.5 to 1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 1 to 3 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 3 to 5 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Soothe liver and regulate qi, regulate menstruation and astringe blood.

• Classical: liver disease, hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain, hernia pain, urticaria, prolapse of uterus, irregular menstruation, menorrhagia and metrostaxis, leukorrhea, enuresis, difficulty in urination, swelling and pain in testicles, priapism, frequent belching, heat in throat, lumbago, back stiffness preventing bending and stretching, sore and cold shins.
• Modern: hepatitis, eczema, genital itching, orchitis, endometritis, hypersexuality.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Orchitis: Ququan (LR8), Ligou (LR5), Taichong (LR3).