ZhongDu (LV 6)

Point Xi point of the Liver.

Location of Zhongdu

Zhongdu is located on the internal side of the tibia, 7 cun above the medial malleolus, between the medial edge of the tibia and the gastrocnemian muscle.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications of Zhongdu

• ZhongDu activates blood, refreshes heat (by friction, produced by stasis of blood);
• It is used in case of blood stagnation which turns into heat (stasis which flicels) in the gynecological frame.
• Indicated for dysmenorrhea before the rules, very painful with temperature increase. As soon as the rules arrive, the symptoms go away.