Archive for June 2025
YINDU KI-19
YINDU KI-19 YIN METROPOLIS Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Zhongwan REN-12. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Warning: Deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Actions: Controls qi and balances the Stomach. Reduces…
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SHIGUAN KI-18 STONE PASS Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the upper abdomen, 3 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Jianli REN-11. The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion finds the points KI-18 to Youmen KI-21, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline. Needling: Perpendicular insertion…
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SHANGQU KI-17 SHANG BEND Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Xiawan REN-10. See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Warning: Deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Actions: Expels…
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HUANGSHU KI-16 VITALS SHU Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the abdomen, 0.5 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus. See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Warning: Deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Actions: Controls qi and relieves pain. Controls…
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ZHONGZHU KI-15 MIDDLE FLOW Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the lower abdomen, 1 cun below the umbilicus, 4 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Yinjiao REN-.7 See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5…
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SIMAN KI-14 FOUR FULLNESSES Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the lower abdomen, 2 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Shimen REN-5. See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5…
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QIXUE KI-13 QI CAVE Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the lower abdomen, 3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Guanyuan REN-4. See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1…
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DAHE KI-12 GREAT LUMINANCE Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 1 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Zhongji REN-3. See location note for Henggu KI-11. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1…
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HENGGU KI-11 PUBIC BONE Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Penetrating vessel Location: On the lower abdomen, 5 cun below the umbilicus, at the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline Qugu REN-2. The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion places the points Henggu KI-11 to Shangqu KI-17…
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YINGU KI-10 YIN VALLEY He-Sea and Water point of the Kidney meridian Location: At the medial end of the popliteal crease, between the semitendinosus and semimembranosus tendons. Find and needle with the knee mildly flexed. To highlight the tendons, ask the patient to tighten the hamstrings. The tendon of semitendinosus, which lies posteriorly to semimembranosus,…
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ZHUBIN KI-9 GUEST HOUSE Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Linking vessel Location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to Taixi KI-3, on the line drawn between Taixi KI-3 and Yingu KI-10, approximately 1 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia. Find it at the junction of the lower…
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JIAOXIN KI-8 EXCHANGE BELIEF Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Motility vessel Location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 2 cun superior to Taixi KI-3 and 0.5 cun anterior to Fuliu KI-7, posterior to the medial border of the tibia. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Controls the Conception and Penetrating vessels…
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FULIU KI-7 RETURNING CURRENT Jing-River and Metal point of the Kidney meridian Location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression 2 cun superior to Taixi KI-3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Assists the Kidneys. Controls the water passages and treats…
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ZHAOHAI KI-6 SHINING SEA Confluent point of the Yin Motility vessel Location: 1 cun below the prominence of the medial malleolus, in the groove created by two ligamentous bundles. This point lies between the tibialis posterior tendon anteriorly and the flexor digitorum longus tendon posteriorly. These tendons may be highlighted by flexing and inverting the…
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SHUIQUAN KI-5 WATER SPRING Xi-Cleft point of the Kidney meridian Location: 1 cun inferior to Taixi KI-3 in a depression anterior and superior to the calcaneal tuberosity (the place of insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneum). Needling: Oblique-perpendicular insertion directed away from the bone, 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Actions: Controls the Penetrating and…
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DAZHONG KI-4 GREAT BELL Luo-Connecting point of the Kidney meridian Location: About 0.5 cun posterior to the midpoint of the line drawn between the Taixi KI-3 and Shuiquan KI-5, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon. First find Shuiquan KI-5, 1 cun directly inferior to Taixi KI-3, then find Dazhong KI-4 halfway between and…
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TAIXI KI-3 SUPREME STREAM Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Kidney meridian Location: In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus. Find it in the center of the depression, midway between the prominence of the medial malleolus and the posterior border of the…
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RANGU KI-2 BLAZING VALLEY Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Kidney meridian Location: On the medial side of the foot, distal and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression distal and inferior to the navicular tuberosity. The navicular tuberosity is the prominence found superior to the midpoint between the ball of the foot and…
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YONGQUAN KI-1 GUSHING SPRING Jing-Well and Wood point of the Kidney meridian Location: On the sole of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, about one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel, in a depression formed when the foot is plantar flexed. Needling: Perpendicular insertion…
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