Zuwuli LIV-10

Chinese: 足五里

Pinyin: Zú Wǔ Lǐ

Location

3 cun below Qichong ST-30, on the lateral border of abductor longus muscle.

How to locate

Flex the adductors by pressing feet against each other. Locate zuwuli LIV-10 in the depression on the medial border of the adductor longus muscles, where it forms an angle with the sartorius muscle.

Main actions

Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner
Relaxes tendons and muscles

Indications

Urinary retention Infertility in women Lower abdominal distension

Needling

Vertically 0.5-1.5 cun.

Caution: great saphenous vein, femoral artery/nerve. Better use moxibustion than needling.

Commentary for Zuwuli LIV-10

Together with Yinlian LIV-11, they are often used to treat infertility in women.