KI-03 (Tai Xi) Great Ravine

Acupuncture Points on this Channel KI-01 KI-02 KI-03 KI-04 KI-05 KI-06 KI-07 KI-08 KI-09 KI-10 KI-11 KI-12 KI-13 KI-14 KI-15 KI-16 KI-17 KI-18 KI-19 KI-20 KI-21 KI-22 KI-23 KI-24 KI-25 KI-26 KI-27

Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin

• Yuan (Source) Point
•   Shu-Stream & Earth Point

Actions:

• Nourishes Kidney yin and clears deficiency heat
• Tonifies Kidney yang
• Anchors the Qi and benefits the Lung
• Strengthens the lumbar spine

Indications:

• Sore throat, toothache, deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, spitting of blood, asthma, thirst, irregular menstruation, insomnia, nocturnal emission, impotence, frequency of micturition, pain in the lower back.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: In the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and Achilles' tendon.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.