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Kidney Meridian
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Course#1
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1 )
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Small toe
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2 )
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Inferior
aspect of the navicular tuberosity
(Rangu, KI-2)
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3 )
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Behind
the malleolus medialis
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4 )
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Spreads to the heel
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M.
gastrocnemius
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6 )
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Medial
side of the popliteal fossa
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7 )
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Posterior
aspect of the thigh
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8 )
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Enters
kidney
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9 )
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Communicates
with the urinary bladder
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10 ) |
`Guanyuan
(LI-4) and Zhongji (LI-3). |
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Course#2
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(
9 )
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Kidney
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11 )
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Liver
and diaphragm
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12 ) |
Enters
the lung |
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13 ) |
Along
the throat |
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14 ) |
Root
of the tongue. |
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Course#3
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12 )
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Lung
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15 )
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Heart
and spreads to the chest.
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B.
Related Viscera
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Kidney
(Pertaining Organ),
urinary bladder, liver,
lung, heart, and other
organs. |
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C.
Acupoints
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KI
1
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Location
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On
sole, in depression when foot
in plantar flexion, at junction
of anterior third and posterior
two thirds of sole.
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Indication
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headache,
blurring of vision, dizziness,
sore throat, dryness of tongue,
loss of voice, dysuria, infantile
convulsions, feverish sensation
in sole, loss of consciousness.
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Notes
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Opens
sensory orifices, calms
the Spirit.
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KI
2
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Location
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Anterior
and inferior to the medial malleolus,
in the depression on the lower
border of the tuberosity of
the navicular.
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Indication
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Sterility,
prolapse of uterus, irregular
menstruation, irritability,
nocturnal emission, hemoptysis,
thirst, diarrhea, impotence,
swelling and pain of the dorsum
of foot, acute infantile omphalitis.
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Notes
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Clears
heat in kidney, regulates
lower energizer.
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KI
3
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Location
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In
depression between medial malleolus
and tendon calcaneus, at level
with tip of medial malleolus.
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Indication
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SoCVess
in low leg, sore throat, toothache,
cardiac pain, constipation,
coldness in hands and feet,
frequency of micturition, pain
in the lower back.
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Notes
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Benefits
Kidney-yin, cools false
heat, stCVgthens Lower
Back and Knee, reinforces
primordial yang.
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KI
4
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Location
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Posterior
and inferior to the medial malleolus,
in the depression medial to
the attachment of tendon calcaneus.
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Indication
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Asthma,
sore throat, stiffness and pain
of the lower back, dysuria,
constipation, pain in the heel,
dementia.
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Notes
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Regulates
the Kidney and blood,
invigorates mental activities.
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KI
5
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Location
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1
cun directly below K 3 in the
depression anterior and superior
to the medial side of the tuberosity
of the calcaneum
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Indication
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Amenorrhea,
irregular menstruation, dysmenorrrhea,
prolapse of uterus, dysuia,
blurring of vision.
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KI
6
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Location
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In
depression of lower border of
medial malleolus, or 1 cun below
medial malleolus.
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Indication
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Sore
throat, irregular menses, prolapse
of uterus, pruritus vulvae,
frequency of micturition, retention
of urine, constipation, epilepsy,
insomnia, asthma.
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Notes
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Regulates
menstruation and nourishing
qi, drains fire, sooths
the depressed qi, benefits
the throat
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KI
7
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Location
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2
Cun directly above K 3 on anterior
border of tendon-calcaneus.
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Indication
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Edema,
abdominal distension, diarrhea,
borborygmus, muscular atrophy
of leg, night sweating, spontaneous
sweating, febrile diseases without
sweating.
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Notes
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Leads
to urinary bladder, removes
dampness, nourishes kidney
to moisten dryness
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KI
8
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Location
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0.5
cun anterior to K 7, 2 cun above
K 3 posterior to the medial
border of tibia.
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Indication
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Irregular
menstruation, leukorrhea, uterine
bleeding, prolapse of uterus,
diarrrhea, constipation, pain
and swelling of testis, night
sweating.
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KI
9
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Location
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5
cun directly above K 3 at the
lower end of the belly of m.
gastrocnemius, on the line drawn
from K 3 to K 10.
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Indication
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Mental
disorders, pain in medial lower
leg.
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KI
10
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Location
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When
the knee is flexed, the point
is on the medial side of the
popliteal fossa, between the
tendons of m. semitendinosus
and semimembranosus, at level
of B 40.
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Indication
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Pain
in knee joint, impotence, leukorrhea,
hernia, uterine bleeding, dysuria,
mental disorders.
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Notes
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Removes
dampness to make diuresis,
clears heat to nourish
kidney
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KI
11
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Location
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5
cun below the umbilicus, on
the superior border of symphysis
pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to CV
2.
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Indication
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Distention
of the lower abdomen, mense
disorder, dysuria, enuresis,
nocturnal emission, impotence,
pain of genitalia.
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KI
12
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Location
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4
cun below the umbilicus, 0.5
cun lateral to CV 3.
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Indication
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Nocturnal
emission due to deficiency,
impotence, pain in penis, leukorrhea,
prolapse of uterus.
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KI
13
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Location
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Nocturnal
emission due to deficiency,
impotence, pain in penis, leukorrhea,
prolapse of uterus.
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Indication
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Irregular mentruation, dysmenorrhea,
dysuria, abdominal pain, diarrhea.
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KI
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