Atlas of Acupuncture

4.8 The Kidney Channel System – Foot shaoyin(zu shao yin jing luo)

4.8.4 The Kidney luo-Connecting

Vessel System (zu shao yin

luo mai)

➡A longitudinaldivision follows the Kidney primary channel to

➞Ren-17(shanzhong), penetrates the thorax and reaches the

spine in the lumbar region.

Clinical importance (➞8.1.2)

Pathology

Excess(shi): Retention of urine

Deficiency(xu): Pain in the lumbar region

Counterflow Qi: Restlessness, anxiety, fear, depression, fullness

in the chest and epigastrium.

4.8.5 Cutaneous Region (shao yin

pi bu)

See description and figures ➞1.6.

4.8.6 Points of the Kidney Primary

Channel (Overview)

Specific points according to their functions

● Yuan-source point (➞8.1.1): KID-3(taixi) ■■

● Luo-connecting point (➞8.1.2.): KID-4(dazhong)

● Xi-cleft point (➞8.1.3): KID-5(shuiquan)

● Associated Back-shupoint (➞8.1.4): BL-23(shenshu) ■■

● Associated Front-mupoint (➞8.1.5): G.B.-25(jingmen) ■■

● Fiveshu-transporting point (➞8.1.6):

jing-well point (Wood), sedation point: KID-1(yongquan)

ying-spring point (Fire): KID-2(rangu)

shu-stream point (Earth): KID-3(taixi) ■■

jing-river point (Metal), tonification point: KID-7(fuliu) ■■

he-sea point (Water), ben point (Five Phases): KID-10

(yingu) ■■

● Hui-meeting point (➞8.1.7): –

● Opening point (➞ 8.1.8) of the yin qiao mai: KID-6

(zhaohai) ■■

● Lower he-sea points (➞8.1.9): –

● Jiaohui-meeting points (➞8.1.10):

• with the yin qiao mai: KID-2(rangu), (KID-6(zhaohai),
  KID-8(jiaoxin)*)


• with the yin wei mai: KID-9(zhubin)


• with the chong mai: KID-11–KID-21


• of other channels with the Kidney channel: SP-6, Du-1,
  Ren-4, Ren-3, Ren-7*, Ren-17
  ● Gao Wu command point (➞8.1.11): –
  ● Window of Heaven point (➞8.1.12): –
  ● Points of the Four Seas (➞8.1.13): –

KID 4

Pathway

The Kidney luo-connecting channel separates from the

Kidney primary channel at KID-4(dazhong). It forms a three-

dimensional reticular network, dividing into multiple branches

and sub-branches (sun luo, fu luo, xue luo➞1.5) within the sur-

rounding tissue.

➡Horizontal divisions run to the Interiorly–Exteriorly paired

Bladder primary channel; according to some schools of

thought (for example Ngyen Van Nghi ➞Appendix) they

travel as a transverseKID luo-connecting vessel to the yuan-

source point BL-64(jinggu). * Mentioned by only some authors

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