Kidney channel Flashcards
What is KI1?
KID-1 YǑNGQUǍN
Gushing Spring 涌泉
Jing-Well and Wood point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI1?
Descends excess from the head
Calms the spirit
Revives consciousness and rescues yang
What are the Indications of KI1?
Loss of consciousness, epilepsy, dizziness, vertex headache, throat painful obstruction, loss of voice, dry tongue
Agitation, insomnia, poor memory, propensity to fear, rage with desire to kill people.
Cough, dyspnoea, vomiting, coughing blood.
Constipation, difficult urination, pain in the lower abdomen, infertility, jaundice, diminished qi.
Lower limb paralysis, pain and swelling of the leg, cold sensation of the feet and shins.
What is KI2?
KID-2 RÁNGǓ
Blazing Valley 然谷
Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI2?
Clears deficiency heat
Regulates the Kidneys
Regulates the lower jiao
What are the indications of KI2?
Throat painful obstruction, inability to speak, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, asthma, coughing blood, itching of genitals, nocturnal emissions, impotence, infertility, uterine prolapse, irregular menstruation, difficult urination
What is KI3?
KID-3 TÀIXĪ
Supreme Stream 太谿
Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI3?
Nourishes Kidney yin and clears deficiency heat
Tonifies Kidney yang
Anchors the qi and benefits the Lung
Strengthens the lumbar spine
What are the indications of KI3?
deafness, tinnitus, headache and dizziness, toothache, nosebleed, sore throat, copious sweating
Cough, coughing blood, wheezing, asthma, chest pain
Insomnia, excessive dreaming, poor memory
Seminal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, irregular menstruation
Frequent and copious urination, abdominal distension
Lumbar pain, injury by cold with inversion counterflow of the hands and feet.
What is KI4?
KID-4 DÀZHŌNG
Great Bell 大鐘
Luo-Connecting point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI4?
Reinforces the Kidneys
Anchors the qi and benefits the Lung
Strengthens the will and dispels fear
What are the indications of KI4?
Coughing blood, dyspnoea, asthma, wheezing, cough, SOB, distension and oppression of the chest and abdomen, vomiting.
Heat in the mouth, dry tongue, palpitations, agitation of the heart with fullness, vomiting, agitation, dementia.
Constipation with distension abdomen, difficult urination, dribbling, retention of urine, irregular menstruation,
Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region.
What is KI5?
KID-5 SHUǏQUÁN
Water Spring 水泉
Xi-Cleft point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI5?
Regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels and benefits menstruation
What are the indications of KI5?
Amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhoea, delayed menstruation with oppression and pain below the Heart on onset of menstruation, prolapse of the uterus.
Cloudy vision, short sightedness, abdominal pain, difficult urination, dribbling urination.
What is KI6?
KID-6 ZHÀOHǍI
Shining Sea 照海
Confluent point of the Yin Motility vessel
What are the actions of KI6?
Benefits the throat Nourishes the Kidneys and clears deficiency heat Regulates the Yin Motility vessel Calms the spirit Regulates the lower jiao
What are the indications of KI6?
Swelling and pain of the throat, dry throat, plum stone Qi.
Redness and pain of the eyes originating at the inner canthus, dizziness
Insomnia, night-time epilepsy, nightmares.
rregular menstruation, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, chronic cold of the uterus leading to infertility, difficult labour, persistent flow of lochia, post-partum dizziness, post-partum pain in the umbilical region, red and white leucorrhoea, uterine prolapse.
Itching of the genitals, sudden involuntary erection, seminal emission, shan disorder, hypogastric pain.
Hot or cold sensation in the lower abdomen, sudden turmoil disorder, distention and fullness of the chest and abdomen, oppressive sensation of the body.
Tightness and contraction of the inner aspect of the leg, weariness or pain of the four limbs, cold damp leg qi, deficiency in the elderly, cramps of the feet and hands, hemiplegia.
What is KI7?
KID-7 FÙLIŪ
Returning Current 復溜
Jing-River and Metal point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI7?
Benefits the Kidneys Regulates the water passages and treats oedema Regulates sweating Drains damp and clears damp-heat Strengthens the lumbar region
What are the indications of KI7?
Oedema, swelling of the four limbs, difficult urination, dark urine.
Spontaneous sweating, night sweating, fever with absence of sweating.
Diarrhoea, distension of abdomen with borborygmus, constipation.
Dry tongue and parched mouth, pain in the nostrils, nosebleed, withered yellow complexion, seminal emission, menorrhagia, uterine bleeding.
Pain of lumbar region.
What is KI9?
KID-9 ZHÚBĪN
Guest House 築賓
Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Linking vessel
What are the actions of KI9?
Clears the Heart and transforms phlegm
Regulates qi and alleviates pain
What are the indications of KI9?
Madness, mania, mania depression disorder, raving, fury and cursing, vomiting of foamy (watery) saliva, tongue thrusting, goitre.
Shan disorder, umbilical shan disorder in infants.
Pain of the medial aspect of the leg, contraction of the calf muscle, weakness of the legs.
What is KI10?
KID-10 YĪNGǓ
Yin Valley 陰谷
He-Sea and water point of the Kidney channel
What are the actions of KI10?
Clears damp-heat from the lower jiao
Benefits the Kidneys
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
What are the indications of KI10?
Difficult urination, urgency of urination with pain radiating to the thigh, pain on urination, dark urine, diarrhoea.
Impotence, pain of the genitals, itching of the scrotum.
Shan disorder, hypogastric pain radiating to the genitals and inner thigh, abdominal distention, abdominal pain, periumbilical pain.
Uterine bleeding, leucorrhoea, difficult conception.
Manic disorders, mania-depression, protrusion of the tongue with drooling.
Drilling knee pain with immobility, pain of the inner aspect of the thigh.
What is KI11?
KID-11 HÉNGGǓ
Pubic Bone 橫骨
Meeting point of the Kidney channel with the Penetrating vessel
What are the actions of KI11?
Benefits the lower jiao
What are the indications of KI11?
Seminal emission, impotence, deficiency and exhaustion of the five zang with seminal emission, enuresis, retention of urine, the five types of painful urinary dysfunction, pain of the genitals, painful retraction of the genitals, shan disorder, hypogastric pain, redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus.
Uterine prolapse, prolapse of the rectum.
What is KI16?
KID-16 HUĀNGSHŪ
Vitals Shu 肓俞
Meeting point of the Kidney channel with the Penetrating vessel
What are the actions of KI16?
Regulates qi and alleviates pain
Regulates and warms the intestines
What are the indications of KI11?
Constipation, dry stools, borborygmus, diarrhoea, vomiting, the five types of painful urinary dysfunction, redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus.
Pain of the epigastrium and abdomen, cold in the epigastrium, distention and pain of the abdomen, cutting pain of the abdomen, shan disorder due to cold.
What is KI27?
KID-16 HUĀNGSHŪ
Vitals Shu 肓俞
Meeting point of the Kidney channel with the Penetrating vessel
What are the actions of KI27?
Unbinds the chest
Transforms phlegm and alleviates cough and wheezing
Harmonises the Stomach and lowers rebellious qi
What are the indications of KI27?
Cough, chronic cough with vomiting of phlegm, wheezing, dyspnoea, chest pain, oppression of the chest with chronic dyspnoea.
Abdominal distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to eat and drink.
Reckless movement of hot blood in women, steaming bone disorder.
