LR-1 - Big Mound

大敦 - Dà dūn

Point Region: Toe

LR

Liver Meridian

足厥阴肝经 - Zú Juéyīn Gān Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the big toe, at the corner of the toenail on the outer side (toward the second toe), about 0.1 cun from the corner, where the side edge of the nail meets the line of its base.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Look at your big toenail
  2. Find its corner at the base, on the side facing your second toe
  3. The point is just beside this corner
LR-1 (Big Mound) acupressure point location: On the big toe, at the corner of the toenail on the outer side (toward the second toe), about 0.1 cun from the corner, where the side edge of the nail meets the line of its base.

How to Apply Pressure

Once you have located LR-1, touch the skin lightly with a fingertip; do not pinch or press into the toenail. Skip it if the skin around the nail is broken, infected, or recently injured, and stop if it hurts.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Bedwetting
  • Genital pain
  • Reproductive problems

Related Health Concerns

Feeling Faint

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Broken skin around nail
  • Severe nail infections
  • Recent nail injury