Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
- Xi (Cleft) Point
Regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels and benefits menstruation
Amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, prolapse of uterus, dysuria, blurring of vision.
Where is KI-05 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 343): 1 cun inferior to Taixi KID-3 in a depression anterior and superior to the calcaneal tuberosity (the site of insertion of the Achilles tendon into the calcaneum).
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 192-193): 1 cun directly below Taixi (KI-3), in the depression of the medial side of the tuberosity of the calcaneum.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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