The Liver Meridian of Foot - Jueyin

The Liver Meridian of Foot - Jueyin starts from the dorsal hairy region of the great toe ( Dadun, Liv 1 ) ( 1 ) . Running upward along the dorsum of the foot ( 2 ) , passing through Zhongfeng ( Liv 4 ) , I cun in front of the medial malleolus ( 3 ) , it ascends to an area 8 cun above the medial malleolus, where it runs across and behind the Spleen Meridian of Foot - Taiyin ( 4 ) . Then it runs further upward to the medial side of the knee ( 5 ) and along the medial aspect of the thigh ( 6 ) to the pubic hair region ( 7 ) , where it curves around the external genitalia ( 8 ) and goes up to the lower abdomen ( 9 ) . It then runs upward and curves around the stomach to enter the liver, its pertaining organ, and connects with the gallbladder ( 10 ) . From there it continues to ascend, passing through the diaphragm ( 11 ) , and branching out in the costal and hypochondriac region ( 12 ) . Then it ascends along the posterior aspect of the throat ( 13 ) to the nasopharynx ( 14 ) and connects with the " eye system " ( 15 ) . Running further upward, it emerges from the forehead ( 16 ) and meets the Du Meridian at the vertex.

The branch, which arises from the " eye system " , runs downward into the cheek ( 18 ) and curves around the inner surface of the lips ( 19 ) .

The branch arising from the liver ( 20 ) passes through the diaphragm ( 21 ) , runs into the lung and links with the Lung Meridian of Hand - Taiyin ( 22 ) .