| TRANSLATION: | Returning Current; Recurrent Flow; Continuing Flow |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Jing-river, Metal, Tonification |
| LOCATION: | In the depression 2 cun directly above KD 3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
Kidney Meridian 肾经
| TRANSLATION: | Exchange Belief; Junction of Faithfulness; Intersecting With Spleen |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Xi-cleft of the Yin Qiao vessel |
| LOCATION: | 2 cun above KD 3, 0.5 cun anterior to KD 7, posterior to the medial border of the tibia |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Guest Building; Strong Knee |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Xi-cleft of the Yin Wei vessel |
| LOCATION: | 5 cun directly above KD 3, about 1 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia at the lower end of the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle, on the line between KD 3 and KD 10 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Yin Valley |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | He-sea, Water, Horary |
| LOCATION: | When the knee is slightly flexed, the point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of semitendinosus and semimembranosus, at the level of UB 40 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Horizontal Bone; Pubic Bone |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Chong vessel |
| LOCATION: | 5 cun below the umbilicus, on the superior border of symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline at CV 2 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Great Luminance; Great Clarity; Big Plentifulness |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Kidney meridian with the Chong vessel |
| LOCATION: | 4 cun below the umbilicus, 1 cun superior border of symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline at CV 3 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |