Ligou (LV 5)

Ligou corresponds to the luo point of the liver, it is from there that the collateral branch leaves which joins the gallbladder and will strengthen it.

Location of Ligou

Ligou is located 5 cun above the top of the internal malleolus, on the inner edge of the tibia.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications of Ligou

• Ligou is a point used in genital pain : penis, testicles, labia majora, labia minora, during coitus, as well as pain after episiotomy (incision of the perineum made during childbirth to avoid tearing).