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Q: 5 Levels of LIV
Answer:
LIV-1 = Jing-well (wood)
LIV-2 = Ying-spring (fire)
LIV-3 = Shu-stream (Earth) - also Yuan primary point
LIV-4 = Jing-river (Metal)
LIV-8 = He-sea (water)
Q: LIV-5 = luo-connecting point with GB
Answer:
Q: GV-1
Answer:
Luo-connecting point with CV, diarrhea, bloody defection, constipation, perianal
problems, seizure
Depression between anus and ventral aspect of the tail
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Q: GV-3
Answer:
Coldness and pain in the back, lack of libido, hindlimb paralysis, kidney yang/Qi
Deficiency
On the midline in a depression between L4 and L5
Q: GV-4
Answer:
Yang deficiency, lack of libido, abnormal cycling, diarrhea, back pain
In the depression on dorsal midline between L2 and L3
Q: GV-5
Answer:
Diarrhea, back pain, hemorrhage
In the depression between L1-2
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Q: GV-14
Answer:
Fever, cough, heaves, sweat, cervical stiffness, skin rash, seizure
C7-T1 (first palpable wither is T3)
Q: GV-16
Answer:
Use with great caution, only superficial insertion, cervical stiffness, seizure, stroke
Q: Depression between the occipital protuberances, between the right and left
GB-20, at the
Answer:
media point of the Atlanto-occipital joint overlying the funicular part of the nuchal
ligament
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Q: GV-20
Answer:
Seizure, insomnia, anal prolapse
At the highest point of the poll, just in front of the nuchal crest
Q: GV-26
Answer:
Facial paralysis, coma, back pain
On the upper lip between the ventral limits of the nostrils
Q: GV-28
Answer:
Facial paralysis, tetanus, behavioral problems
Inner surface of upper lip, on the maxillary labial vein (MIDLINE)
2026 Update
Q: 5 Levels of LIV
Answer:
LIV-1 = Jing-well (wood)
LIV-2 = Ying-spring (fire)
LIV-3 = Shu-stream (Earth) - also Yuan primary point
LIV-4 = Jing-river (Metal)
LIV-8 = He-sea (water)
Q: LIV-5 = luo-connecting point with GB
Answer:
Q: GV-1
Answer:
Luo-connecting point with CV, diarrhea, bloody defection, constipation, perianal
problems, seizure
Depression between anus and ventral aspect of the tail
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2026 Update
Q: GV-3
Answer:
Coldness and pain in the back, lack of libido, hindlimb paralysis, kidney yang/Qi
Deficiency
On the midline in a depression between L4 and L5
Q: GV-4
Answer:
Yang deficiency, lack of libido, abnormal cycling, diarrhea, back pain
In the depression on dorsal midline between L2 and L3
Q: GV-5
Answer:
Diarrhea, back pain, hemorrhage
In the depression between L1-2
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Q: GV-14
Answer:
Fever, cough, heaves, sweat, cervical stiffness, skin rash, seizure
C7-T1 (first palpable wither is T3)
Q: GV-16
Answer:
Use with great caution, only superficial insertion, cervical stiffness, seizure, stroke
Q: Depression between the occipital protuberances, between the right and left
GB-20, at the
Answer:
media point of the Atlanto-occipital joint overlying the funicular part of the nuchal
ligament
, Acupuncture Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
2026 Update
Q: GV-20
Answer:
Seizure, insomnia, anal prolapse
At the highest point of the poll, just in front of the nuchal crest
Q: GV-26
Answer:
Facial paralysis, coma, back pain
On the upper lip between the ventral limits of the nostrils
Q: GV-28
Answer:
Facial paralysis, tetanus, behavioral problems
Inner surface of upper lip, on the maxillary labial vein (MIDLINE)
