LR-10 - Clear Stream

足五里 - Zú wǔ lǐ

Point Region: Thigh

LR

Liver Meridian

足厥阴肝经 - Zú Juéyīn Gān Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the inner side of the thigh, 3 cun below ST-30, over the artery. ST-30 is in the groin, level with the top of the pubic bone, 2 cun out from the midline.

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. Find the top edge of the pubic bone and move two thumb-widths out from the midline: that is ST-30, over the pulse in the groin
  2. Measure four finger-widths straight down from ST-30
  3. The point is there, on the inner thigh
LR-10 (Clear Stream) acupressure point location: On the inner side of the thigh, 3 cun below ST-30, over the artery.

How to Apply Pressure

Because LR-10 lies over the thigh artery, use only a light fingertip touch after locating it; never press deeply into the upper inner thigh. Avoid it after recent thigh surgery, and seek medical care for severe urinary symptoms.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Genital pain
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Reproductive problems
  • Urinary problems
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Pelvic pain

Related Health Concerns

Menstrual IrregularityCrampsPMS and Period Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe urinary disorders
  • Recent thigh surgery