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KL, Foot Lesser Yīn (shào yīn) Kidney Channel Points
- KI-1 涌泉 〔湧泉〕yǒng quán, Gushing Spring
An acupoint located on the inferior aspect of the foot, on a line drawn along the length of the foot roughly midway between the big and little toes, slightly posterior to the ball of the foot (about one third of the distance from the base of the toes to the posterior aspect of the heel).
- KI-2 然谷 〔然谷〕rán gǔ, Blazing Valley
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression inferior to the tuberosity of the navicular bone.
- KI-3 太溪 〔太谿〕tài xī, Great Ravine
An acupoint located at the ankle joint, midway between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon (t. calcaneus), level with the tip of the malleolus.
- KI-4 大钟 〔大鐘〕dà zhōng, Large Goblet
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the heel, in the angle formed by the anterior edge of the Achilles tendon (t. calcaneus) and the superior edge of the calcaneum.
- KI-5 水泉 〔水泉〕shuǐ quán, Water Spring
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the heel, in the concavity of the calcaneum, about 1 cùn straight below KI-3.
- KI-6 照海 〔照海〕zhào hǎi, Shining Sea
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the foot, about 1 cùn inferior to the lower border of the medial malleolus, inferior to the tibialis posterior tendon.
- KI-7 复溜 〔復溜〕fù liū, Recover Flow
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 2 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, adjacent to the anterior border of the Achilles tendon (t. calcaneus).
- KI-8 交信 〔交信〕jiāo xìn, Intersection Reach
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 2 cùn superior to the medial malleolus, adjacent to the posterior border of the tibia.
- KI-9 筑宾 〔築賓〕zhú bīn, Guest House
An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cùn superior to the medial malleolus, just inferior to the contour of the lower border of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle on the line connecting KI-3 (tài xī) and KI-10 (yīn gǔ).
- KI-10 阴谷 〔陰谷〕yīn gǔ, Yīn Valley
An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the knee, at the medial end of the popliteal crease, between the tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles.
- KI-11 横骨 〔橫骨〕héng gǔ, Pubic Bone
An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 5 cùn inferior to the umbilicus, at the superior border of the pubic bone, 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-12 大赫 〔大赫〕dà hè, Great Manifestation
An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 4 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-13 气穴 〔氣穴〕qì xué, Qì Point
An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 3 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-14 四满 〔四滿〕sì mǎn, Fourfold Fullness
An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 2 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-15 中注 〔中注〕zhōng zhù, Central Flow
An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 1 cùn inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-16 肓俞 〔肓俞〕huāng shù, Huāng Transport
An acupoint located on the abdomen, at the level of the center of the umbilicus, 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-17 商曲 〔商曲〕shāng qū, Shāng Bend
An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 2 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-18 石关 〔石關〕shí guān, Stone Pass
An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 3 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-19 阴都 〔陰都〕yīn dū, Yīn Metropolis
An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 4 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-20 通谷(腹) 〔通谷(腹)〕tōng gǔ (fù), Open Valley
An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 5 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-21 幽门 〔幽門〕yōu mén, Dark Gate
An acupoint located on the upper abdomen, 6 cùn superior to the umbilicus and 0.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-22 步廊 〔步廊〕bù láng, Corridor Walk
An acupoint located on the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-23 神封 〔神封〕shén fēng, Spirit Seal
An acupoint located on the chest, in the fourth intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-24 灵墟 〔靈墟〕líng xū, Spirit Ruins
An acupoint located on the chest, in the third intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-25 神藏 〔神藏〕shén cáng, Spirit Storehouse
An acupoint located on the chest, in the second intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-26 彧中 〔彧中〕yù zhōng, Lively Center
An acupoint located on the chest, in the first intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
- KI-27 俞府 〔俞府〕shù fǔ, Transport House
An acupoint located on the chest, in a small depression just inferior to the sternal head of the clavicle, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.