Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

5 cun proximal to the highest prominence of the medial malleo-

lus, 2 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia.

How to find

On a line connecting ➞KID-3(posterior to the medial malleo-

lus) and ➞KID-10(medial aspect of the popliteal crease),

measure 5 cun from the level of the prominence of the medial

malleolus. Here, KID-9is located 2 cun posterior to the medial

border of the tibia.

Located on the same level, but directly posterior to the medial

border of the tibia, is ➞LIV-5.

Needling

Vertically 1–1.5 cun

Actions/Indications

● Clears the Heart and transforms Phlegm

● Regulates the Qi and alleviates pain

Special features

Xi-cleft point of the yin wei mai

Guesthouse ZHUBIN KID-9

KID-7

KID-3

LIV-5 KID-9

5 cun

LIV-6

LIV-5

KID-8

KID-3

KID-7

KID-9

SP-7

15

cun

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

SP-1

SP-4 KID-2

SP-5

SP-6

Highest

prominence

of the medial

malleolus

13

14

LIV-5

(^1) / 3 5 cun
Achilles
tendon
Highest prominence
of the medial malleolus KID-3
KID-10
Tendon of the semitendinosus
(most prominent tendon)
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