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KI-01 (Yong Quan) Gushing Spring, Bubbling Well

Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-Well & Wood Point
Descends excess from the head
  • Calms the spirit
  • Revives consciousness and rescues yang
    • Headache, blurring of vision, dizziness, sore throat, dryness of the tongue, loss of voice, dysuria, infantile, convulsions, feverish sensation in the sole, loss of consciousness.

    Where is KI-01 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 336): On the sole of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, approximately 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.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 191): On the sole, in the depression when the foot is in plantar flexion, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds of the line connecting the base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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