bubble_chart Etymology "Lou" (漏), leakage; "gu" (谷), refers to valley. This acupoint is referred to as the "luo-connecting point of foot taiyin spleen meridian" in Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing. Cheng Fusheng's Yijing Lijie explains: "It is named because it has a leakage and diverges elsewhere", hence the name.
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Lougu (SP7) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the medial side of lower leg, 6 cun above the tip of medial malleolus, in the depression behind the medial border of tibia. It lies on the line connecting the tip of medial malleolus and
Yinlingquan (SP9), 3 cun above
Sanyinjiao.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: between the posterior edge of tibia and soleus, there is flexor digitorum longus deep behind.
- Nerve: medial cutaneous nerve of lower leg (saphenous nerve), and tibial nerve deep behind.
- Vessels: great saphenous vein, deep layer posterior tibial artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 minutes, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 to 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Fortify spleen, resolve dampness, promotes qi movement.
- Classical: heat or cold in the abdomen, abdominal distension with frequent borborygmus, strong yawning, pain in inner knee, sadness and counterflow qi, lower abdominal distension and urgency, blood mass, difficulty urinating, loss of essence, reversal qi rising to vertex of head, abdominal mass, unilateral sagging, damp Bi-syndrome, cold leg and knee, numbness, swelling and pain in ankle.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Blood mass: Lougu (SP7), Ququan (LR8).
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