Flashcards for:
Lecture on the Liver Channel in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Starts at Liver 1 at the hairy region of the big toe, travels up the foot, medial leg, around the external genitalia, up the abdomen into liver and gallbladder, enters the stomach, connects to hypochondriac region, throat, eye system, vertex, wraps around inner lips, and has a branch connecting to the lung.

Lower jiao damp heat, menstrual issues, blood stasis, and nourishing blood and yin.

Lower abdominal pain, genital pain, inguinal hernia.

The liver holds the office of general and is the issuer of strategy and planning.

Divereges on the top of the foot, ascends to the pubic region, and merges with the gallbladder channel.

Managing resources (yin blood), governing free coursing (regulating and moving qi), dominating and nourishing sinews, and health of nails and eyes.

Liver 14 (Cycle Gate). Functions: Harmonizes liver and stomach, regulates liver qi. Indications: Rebellious stomach qi, epigastric distension, liver qi stagnation.

Functions: Regulates qi in the lower jiao, treats hernia, genital issues, regulates menstruation, revives consciousness, calms the shen. Indications: Uterine bleeding, painful menses, genital issues.

Functions: Moves liver qi, benefits genitals, clears damp heat, treats plum pit qi. Indications: Itching, painful genitals, urination issues, emotional disorders causing throat issues.

Functions: Clears liver fire, descends liver yang, spreads liver qi, clears heat and damp heat, and cools blood. Indications: Headache, dizziness, red eyes, liver fire and yang rising, liver qi stagnation.

It holds the Hun (Ethereal Soul) affecting courage, timidity, and sleep; associated with emotions like anger, irritability, frustration, and depression; and impacts vision and the condition of nails.

Lower back pain, chest fullness, genital issues, hernia pain, vertex headache, throat dryness, hiccups, and mental disturbances.

Anger, irritability, frustration, resentment, depression, mood swings.

Not prominently used clinically. Indications: Lower jiao pain, blood stasis, dampness issues.

Functions: Moves liver qi, subdues liver yang, extinguishes wind, nourishes liver blood and yin, regulates lower jiao. Indications: Liver qi stagnation, emotional disturbance, headache, dizziness, menstruation and urination problems. Notable point in the Four Gates combination.