Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

2 cun superior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior

midline.

How to find

The distance between the sternocostal angle (➞3.5) and the cen-

tre of the umbilicus is divided into 8 proportional cun, which can

vary considerably from the patient’s finger cun. Therefore, only

proportional cun should be used (elastic tape ➞2.3.1). From the

centre of the umbilicus, measure 2 cun in a superior direction and

on this level locate KID-170.5 cun lateral to the midline.

Located on the same level are ➞Ren-10(on the midline),

➞ST-23(2 cun lateral to the midline) and Ex-CA(weishang,

4 cun lateral to the midline).

Needling

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

Actions/Indications

● Regulates the Stomach and Intestines, eliminates stagnation

Special features

Meeting point with the chong mai

Shang Bend SHANGQU KID-17

KID-21 Ren-14

KID-20 Ren-13

KID-19 Ren-12

KID-18 Ren-11

KID-17 Ren-10

0.5 cun

Sternocostal

angle

Umbilicus

8 cun

2 cun

Sternocostal

angle

Umbilicus

Ren-10

Umbilicus

2 cun

ST-23

2 cun

weishang

SP-15

6

2 cun

Ren-10

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