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POINT: LIV-1 (LIVER-1) 

NAME: DADUN

English: Big Mound
Also Known As: Great Sincerity
Great Honesty
Big Thick
Great Esteem
Big Heap
Large Hill
Great Showing of sincerity

LOCATION:

  • About 0.1 cun from the lateral corner of the first toe.
  • On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the big toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
  • On the dorsal aspect of the big toe, at the junction of the lines drawn along the lateral border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
  • Note: some sources locate this point on the dorsal aspect of the big toe, midway between the lateral corner of the nail and the interphalangeal joint, 4 cun proximal to the corner of the nail.

NEEDLING:

  • Straight insertion, 0.1 to 0.2 cun.
  • Puncture subcutaneously, 0.1 to 0.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximally, 0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Jing-Well point of the Liver channel
  • Wood point of the Liver channel
  • Horary point of the Liver channel

ACTIONS:

  • Regulates the Qi of the Lower Jiao
  • Treats Shan disorder
  • Alleviates pain
  • Regulates menstruation
  • Stops menstrual bleeding
  • Benefits the genitals
  • Adjusts urination
  • Relieves Damp-Heat
  • Regulates Liver Qi
  • Restores consciousness
  • Calms the Shen
  • Disperses Liver Fire

INDICATIONS:

  • Genital swelling, pain and inflammation
  • Penile contraction
  • Scrotal contraction
  • Testicular mumps
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Unilateral lower abdominal pain
  • Abdominal hernia
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Excessive sweating
  • Constipation
  • Prolapsed uterus
  • Orchitis
  • Enuresis
  • Epilepsy
  • Diabetes
  • Stomach pains
  • Somnolence
  • Hernia pain
  • Amenorrhea
  • Disorders of the penis, scrotum or vagina
  • Five types of urethritis
  • Hordeolum (stye)
  • Abdominal distention and swelling
  • Pain in the middle of the navel
  • Sensation of Heat in the entrails
  • Skin disorders
  • Hypogastric pain
  • Umbilical pain
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Metrorrhagia
  • Acute and chronic childhood fright Wind
  • Great fear as if seeing ghosts
  • Oppression
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Psychosis
  • Sudden Heart pain
  • Ceaseless nosebleed
  • All types of bleeding
  • Abnormal uterine bleeding from Heat in the Blood
  • Hematuria
  • Hemafecia
  • Difficult urination
  • Urinary retention
  • Painful urinary retention
  • Enlarged scrotum
  • Itchy scrotum
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Pruritis vulvae
  • Pain on urination with distention of the hypogastrium
  • Acute stage of Windstroke
  • Gonorrhea
  • Vaginal prolapse
  • Very painful headaches
  • Sudden uterine hemorrhage
  • Five types of hernia
  • Psychopathy
  • Scrotum swollen on one side
  • Pain at the tip of the penis
  • Urinary frequency
  • Syncope
  • Cadaveric syncope
  • Sadness
  • Excess menstruation
  • Sudden Shan disorder
  • The seven types of Shan disorder
  • Heat of the lower abdomen
  • Ceaseless uterine bleeding
  • Excessive fright with little strength
  • Mania-depression
  • Worry
  • Sighing
  • Tetany

COMBINATIONS:

KI-6
Zhaohai

LIV-3
Taichong

REN-4 (3 moxa cones)
Guanyuan

Cold Shan disorder

The seven kinds of Shan disorder

With seven moxa cones on Dadun, for abdominal fullness that radiates to the back, one-sided swelling and sagging of the testicles

ST-29
Guilai
SP-6
Sanyinjiao

UB-39
Weiyang
KI-10
Yingu
 LIV-14
Qimen
UB-40
Weizhong

SP-11
Jimen
HT-5
Tongli
UB-28
Pangguangshu
LIV-3
Taichong
UB-40
Weizhong
HT-7
Shenmen

Sagging and swollen testicle without pain

Involuntary erection with difficult urination

Enuresis

SP-10
Xuehai

REN-6
Qihai

LIV-8
Ququan
KI-6
Zhaohai

The five types of painful urinary dysfunction

The five types of painful urinary dysfunction with inability to urinate

Uterine prolapse

DU-1 (needle first)
Changqiang
GB-34
Yanglingquan

ST-45
Lidui

SP-1
Yinbai

Hot constipation

Qi constipation

Somnolence

Loss of consciousness

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is a first aid point for unconsciousness.
  • This considered the best point for vaginal discharge.
  • This is the pre-eminent distal point for any Shan disorder.
  • Cross-needling is recommended for acute conditions.
  • Its main uses are to stop uterine bleeding and relieve genital pain.
  • Moxa this point for uterine bleeding if the pulse is Full. If the pulse is Empty, moxa SP-1 Yinbai.