LR-6 - Central Capital

中都 - Zhōng dū

Point Region: Lower leg

LR

Liver Meridian

足厥阴肝经 - Zú Juéyīn Gān Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front and inner side of the lower leg, at the centre of the inner flat surface of the shin bone (tibia), 7 cun above the inner ankle bone. It lies 0.5 cun below the midpoint between the bottom of the kneecap and the inner ankle bone.

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 midpoint between the bottom tip of your kneecap and your inner ankle bone
  2. Move half a thumb-width down from it
  3. The point is on the middle of the flat inner surface of the shin bone
LR-6 (Central Capital) acupressure point location: On the front and inner side of the lower leg, at the centre of the inner flat surface of the shin bone (tibia), 7 cun above the inner ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

When you have found LR-6, rest a fingertip gently on the flat shin surface; avoid digging into the bone, which is naturally tender. Do not press after recent leg surgery, and seek medical evaluation for severe abdominal pain.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Abdominal pain
  • Genital swelling
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Stomach pain
  • Reproductive problems
  • Pelvic pain

Related Health Concerns

Menstrual IrregularityStomach CrampsCrampsPMS and Period Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent leg surgery
  • Severe abdominal conditions