This is something I love about being an acupuncturist - learning how others use the points and the theories and thinking behind point selection. I too think of Liver 8 as having a yin nourishing action and don't think I've ever used it for damp heat or excess fire. Something new to try in the clinic this week!
Thanks for reading, Andy. Your comment goes to a whole other subject: the kind of information we get from palpating the points. Wang Juyi's book has a lot of discussion about this and of course it was a big part of training with Japanese practitioners, but outside of that I don't see it discussed much.
This is something I love about being an acupuncturist - learning how others use the points and the theories and thinking behind point selection. I too think of Liver 8 as having a yin nourishing action and don't think I've ever used it for damp heat or excess fire. Something new to try in the clinic this week!
As a colleague who has also needled this point A LOT, I really enjoyed this post, Robert.
FWIW, the supple tissue in the area of Liv8 has always given me a feeling of nurturing that jibes with it's role as a Mother point.
Thanks as always for getting me thinking in more depth about the 'tools' I work with in clinic every day.
Thanks for reading, Andy. Your comment goes to a whole other subject: the kind of information we get from palpating the points. Wang Juyi's book has a lot of discussion about this and of course it was a big part of training with Japanese practitioners, but outside of that I don't see it discussed much.