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KI Points - LeslieC
KI Points Location Description
Question | Answer |
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Kidney Meridian (KI) - The Foot Lesser Yin (Shao Yin) of the Kidney - 27 points | |
KI1 Yongquan | On the sole of the foot, in a depression when the foot is in plantar flexion at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of line connecting base of 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel. |
KI2 Rangu | Anterior and Inferior to the medial malleolus in a depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone. |
KI3 Taixi | In depression midway between the tip of the medial malleolus and the attachment of the achilles tendon, level with the tip of the medial malleolus. |
KI4 Dazhong | Posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in a depression anterior to the medial attachment of the achilles tendon. |
KI5 Shuiquan | 1 cun directly below KI3 in a depression anterior and superior to the medial tuberosity of the calcaneus. |
KI6 Zhaohai | In a depression 1 cun below the tip of the medial malleolus. |
KI7 Fuliu | 2 cun above KI3 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon. |
KI8 Jiaoxin | 0.5 cun anterior to KI7, 2 cun above KI3, posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
KI9 Zhubin | 5 cun above KI3 on the line drawn from KI3 to KI10 at the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle. |
KI10 Yingu | at the medial side of the popliteal fossa when the knee is flexed, between the tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles level with BL54. |
KI11 Henggu | At the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 5 cun below CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV2. (CV8 is at the center of the umbilicus) |
KI12 Dahe | 4 cun below CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV3. |
KI13 Qixue | 3 cun below CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV4. |
KI14 Siman | 2 cun below CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV5. |
KI15 Zhongzhu | 1 cun below CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV7. |
KI16 Huanshu | 0.5 cun lateral to CV8 at the umbilicus. |
KI17 Shangqu | 2 cun above CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV10. |
KI18 Shiguan | 3 cun above CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV11. |
KI19 Yindu | 4 cun above CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV12. |
KI20 Futonggu | 5 cun above CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV13. |
KI21 Youmen | 6 cun above CV8, 0.5 cun lateral to CV14. Avoid liver when needling! |
KI22 Bulang | In 5th intercostal space 2 cun lateral to CV16. Avoid heart when needling!. |
KI23 Shenfeng | In 4th intercostal space 2 cun lateral to CV17. Avoid heart when needling!. |
KI24 Lingxu | In 3rd intercostal space 2 cun lateral to CV18. Avoid heart when needling!. |
KI25 Shencang | In 2nd intercostal space 2 cun lateral to CV19. Avoid heart when needling!. |
KI26 Yuzhong | In 1st intercostal space 2 cun lateral to CV20. |
KI27 Shufu | In depression on lower border of clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the midline. |