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LR-4

中封

Zhōng Fēng

Zhongfeng

Location · 定位

足内踝前，胫骨前肌腱内侧凹陷中，内踝尖前约1寸

Anterior to the medial malleolus, in the depression medial to the tendon of tibialis anterior, approximately 1 cun anterior to the tip of the medial malleolus

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

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经穴

Actions · 功效

courses the liver and rectifies qi
clears and disinhibits the lower burner
relaxes the sinews and benefits the joints

Indications · 主治

疝气、少腹痛hernia, lower abdominal pain
遗精、小便不利seminal emission, difficult urination
踝关节痛ankle joint pain

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-zhong-feng,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zhōng Fēng 中封 (Zhongfeng) — LR-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/zhong-feng},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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