Acupuncture Points on the Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
- Meeting Point of the Kidney Channel with the Penetrating Vessel
Tonifies the Kidneys and astringes essence
Nocturnal emission, impotence, morbid leukorrhea, pain in the external genitalia, prolapse of uterus.
Where is KI-12 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 352): On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 1 cun superior to the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline (Zhongji REN-3). See location note for Henggu KID-11.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 194): 4 cun below the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Zhongji (REN-3).
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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