3 Leg Yin - KI/LR/SP Flashcards
KI 1
Pinyin
Category
Actions/ Indications
KI 1 Yongquan (gushing spring) *
Jing well, wood, entry point
On the sole of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, approximately one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel, in a depression formed when the foot is plantar flexed
Opens the sensory orifice - loss of consciousness
Calms the shen - insomnia, agitation, fear, poor memory, mania, epilepsy
Calms liver wind - headache, dizziness, blurred vision
Nourishes kidney yin and clears heat- hot flashes, night sweats, sore throat
KI 2
Category
KI 2
Ying spring, fire point
On the medial side of the foot, distal and inferior to the medial malleolus in a depression distal and inferior to the navicular tuberosity
KI 3
Pinyin
Category
Actions/Indications
KI 3 Taixi (supreme stream)
Shu-stream, earth, yuan source point *
In the depression between the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus
Tonifies the Kidney - yin, yang, qi, essence
Kidney qi xu
Kidney yang xu
Kidney qi not firm - lumbar weakness, clear frequent urination, urinary hesitancy, urinary incontinence, premature ejaculation, leukorrhea
Kidneys failing to receive qi- SOB, chronic cough, asthma, spontaneous sweating, facial swelling, lumbar pain, dizziness
Kidney essence deficiency- late development, poor bone development, intellectual disabilities, soft bones, loose teeth, premature aging, deafness
KI 4
Category
Luo connecting point
On the medial aspect of the foot, in the cleft formed by the attachment of the achilles tendon to the calcaneus
KI 5
Category
Xi- cleft point
On the medial aspect of the heel, in a slight depression directly inferior to the dome of the calcaneus and directly inferior to KI3
KI 6
pinyin
category
actions/indications
KI 6 zhaohai (shining sea) *
Master point of yin qiao mai
1 cun below the prominence of the medial malleolus in the groove formed by two ligamentous bendles
Nourishes kidney yin and clears deficiency fire
Benefits the throat - all types of throat disorders, especially chronic sore throat
Regulates the yin qiao mai - night time epilepsy
Clams shen
Regulates the lower jiao - irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea
KI 7
Pinyin
Category
Actions/Indications
KI 7 fuliu (returning current) *
Jing river, metal point
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression 2 cun superior to KI3 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon
Regulates the water passages and treats edema - edema - particularly in the lower body, difficult urination
Regulates sweating - absence of sweating (in exterior disorder with LI4) yin deficiency sweating (w/ HT6)
Tonifies the kidney (similar to KI3, but better for tonifying kidney yang - lower back ache, knee ache, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue
Drains damp and clears damp-heat - diarrhea, borborygmus, dysentery
KI 8
Category
Xi-Cleft point of the yin qiao mai
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 2 cun superior to KI3 and 0.5 cun anterior to KI7, posterior to the medial border of the tibia
KI 9
Category
Xi cleft point of the yin wei mai
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI3, on the line drawn between KI3 - KI10
(about 1 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia)
KI 10
Category
KI 10 *
He-sea, water point
At the medial end of the popliteal crease, between the semitendinosus and semimembranosus tendons
Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao - leukorrhea, genital itching, impotence, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, metrostaxis
Activates the channel, alleviates pain - knee pain, pain of the inner thighs, genital pain, hypogastric pain
KI 11
On the lower abdomen, 5 cun below the umbilicus, at the superior border of the symphysis pubis 0.5 cun lateral to midline (CV2)
Level w/ CV2, ST30, SP12
KI 12
On the lower abdomen, 1 cun superior to the pubic symphysis 0.5 lateral to midline
Level w/ CV 3, ST29
KI 13
On the lower abdomen, 2 cun superior to the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV 4, ST28
KI 14
On the lower abdomen, 3 cun superior to the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV 5, ST27
KI 15
On the lower abdomen, 4 cun superior to the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV7, ST26
KI 16
On the lower abdomen, level w/ the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV8, ST25, SP15
KI 17
On the upper abdomen 2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV10, ST23
SKIPS 1 CUN ABOVE THE UMBILICUS
KI 18
On the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV11. ST 22 and SP 16
KI 19
On the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV12, ST21
KI 20
On the upper abdomen 5 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV13, ST20
KI 21
On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to midline
Level w/ CV14 and ST19
KI 22
Category
Exit point
In the 5th intercostal space 2 cun lateral to midline
Same ICS as CV16, ST18 and SP17
KI 23
In the 4th intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to midline
Same ICS as CV17, ST17, SP18
KI 24
In the 3rd intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to midline
Same ICS as CV18, ST16, SP19