Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
- Luo (Connecting) Point
Reinforces the KidneysAnchors the Qi and benefits the Lung Strengthens the will and dispels fear
Spitting of blood, asthma, stiffness and pain of the lower back, dysuria, constipation, pain in the heel, dementia.
Where is KI-04 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 342): Approximately 0.5 cun posterior to the midpoint of the line drawn between Taixi KID-3 and Shuiquan KID-5, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 192): Posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression anterior to the medial side of the attachment of Achilles' tendon.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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