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LR-2

行间

Xíng Jiān

Xingjian

Location · 定位

足背，第一、二趾间，趾蹼缘后方赤白肉际处

On the dorsum of the foot, between the 1st and 2nd toes, proximal to the web margin at the junction of red and white skin

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

荥穴

Actions · 功效

clears the liver and drains fire
cools the blood and quiets the spirit
extinguishes wind and stops spasm

Indications · 主治

头痛、眩晕、目赤肿痛headache, dizziness, red swollen painful eyes
失眠、癫狂insomnia, mania
月经过多、崩漏menorrhagia, uterine flooding and spotting
胁痛、口苦hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in the mouth

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-xing-jian,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Xíng Jiān 行间 (Xingjian) — LR-2},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/xing-jian},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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