Route of the Liver meridian
The Liver meridian, Jueyin de foot, starts at the big toe at the point Dadun. It is located either at the external nail angle of the big toe, or we say in the small tuft of hair which is located at the back of the big toe.
It rises on the foot between the M1 and M2 metatarsals. Then it passes in front of the internal malleolus and in front of the Spleen meridian. It goes up the inner side of the leg and in front of the spleen and 8 cun above the internal malleolus, it crosses the Spleen meridian, passes backwards and ends up in the middle of the leg between the Spleen meridians. and Kidney. It goes up the middle of the inner side of the leg, the knee, the thigh.
It will pass through the pubic hairs, through the pubis, it surrounds the external genitalia, penetrates into the internal to couple with the Gallbladder and bind to the Liver. It goes up, crosses the diaphragm, passes through the lung where it sends a relay branch to make the link with the Lung meridian (yin-yin connection), it goes up and surrounds the lips (inner side) at the level of the head and goes back up connect to the eyes (Liver-eye connection) and then joins the vertex (the top of the skull) from the inside.
At the height of the groin fold, we have a branch which leaves the main path and which will go up along the abdomen and the thorax to end at the level of the thorax at the point Qimen, 6th intercostal space below the nipple.
Acupuncture points of the Liver meridian
Description of the Liver meridian
The liver matches the element drink. It's the yang in the yin. It's the general of the armies.
Its season is the spring : the Qi of the liver is then abundant, it is often at this time that there are overflows in the liver.
Its emotion correspond to anger, its direction to the east, its color to blue-green and its flavor to acid.
Its main physiological functions are:
- drainage and dispersion;
- blood storage.
Its characteristics are:
- it likes to lie down, this is his main characteristic.
When the liver can expand properly, it can perform its functions properly. Liver Qi tends to rise. - it is said to be an inflexible organ, that its body is yin but its function is yang.
➔ Yin body and yang function - Yin ti yang yong
The liver body is yin because it stores blood and has an important effect on blood. Its function is rather yang, it has an important action on Qi because it is an ascending action, an idea of deployment.
It can be straight but also curved like wood. Generally inflexible, tendency to excess, but can be flexible or even shriveled, tendency to despondency.
It's a bit of a gossip, he has an eye on all the organ systems, he has an eye on everything.