Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

At the upper border of the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the

anterior midline.

How to find

Close to the midline, the upper border of the pubic symphysis is

generally easily palpable. KID-11is located directly superior to

its bony margin and 0.5 cun lateral to the midline.

Located on the same level are ➞Ren-2(on the midline),

➞ST-30(2 cun lateral to the midline) and ➞SP-12(3.5 cun lat-

eral to the midline).

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Peritoneum, full bladder, pregnancy.

Actions/Indications

● Regulates the Lower Burner and the water passages, streng-

thens the Kidneys

Special features

Meeting point with the chong mai

Pubic Bone HENGGU KID-11

Ren-08

Ren-02

Ren-03

Ren-04

Ren-05

Ren-07

Midline

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

0.5 cun

Umbilicus

Ren-06

5 cun

KID-16

KID-11

KID-12

KID-13

KID-14

KID-15

16

Ren-2

25

29

ST-30

14

12

13

SP-12 KID-11

8

27

6

4

14

15 Umbilicus

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

1

2

3

4

SP-13

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

3.5 cun

0.7 cun

0.5 cun

Symphysis

ST-28

Symphysis

KID-15

Ren- 2

Ren-6

SP-12

Umbilicus

(Ren-8)

ST-30

G.B.-27

Anterior superior

iliac spine

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