SP-7 Lougu - Leaky Valley

More Spirit Names: Leaking Valley, Seeping Valley, Yin Channel, Tai Yin Connection

English:	Dripping Valleys
Also Known As:	Seeping Valley Leaky Valley

Location

At the posterior margin of the tibia, 3 cun directly above SP-6 Sanyinjiao.
6 cun from the tip of the medial malleolus, on the line connecting the tip of the medial malleolus and SP-9 Yinlingquan, posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
On the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun superior to SP-6 sanyinjiao, in a depression just posterior to the medial crest of the tibia.
Note: This point is most readily located one hand breadth superior to SP-6 Sanyinjiao.

Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Note:according to several classic texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.

UB-35
Huiyang

REN-3
Zhongji
LIV-5
Ligou
UB-36
Chengfu
UB-67
Zhiyin

Cold abdomen

Difficult urination

Seminal emission

According to several classic texts, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.

Spirit of the Point	Lou is rain dripping from the Heavens from a leaky ceiling, with no door; Gu is a valley, a place where energy can flow through. This point keeps things from leaking out: food, essence, the person's essence of the self. It holds the spirit in place and gives it a container. It takes some Earth to deal with this: it is a holding point. Like Broken Bowl, it is for leaking through the cracks: this point patches the leaks.
Worsley	Location: On the inner lower leg, behind the edge of the tibia, 7 ACI above the medial malleolus prominence. Needle depth: 4 fen Moxa: No moxa
When to Consider	When things are leaking out: food, essence, the essence of the self When people eat and can't gain weight When there is dampness in the Spleen and people get bogged down and feel sorrowful or victimized When every inch of the person's house is full of things they've accumulated, stacked upon stacked, accumulating inside and outside When the spirit needs to be held in place and contained To help stop circular thinking When Earth is not holding water or nourishment When a person needs to reap the rewards of all they do for others When the person craves sympathy and their mental food leaks away When saturation with fluid and impurities leaves the person less sensitive and numb
Notes	A holding point