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KI4 · 足少阴肾经

Dazhong dà zhōng · 大钟

Location. On the medial side of the foot, posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, in the depression on the upper border of the calcaneus, anterior to the attachment of the calcaneal tendon.

Category. Luo-connecting point of the Kidney 肾之络穴

The luo-connecting point of the Kidney meridian. The Ling Shu describes the luo vessel leaving here, passing the heel and running up to the lower back; its disorders are named as difficult urination when in excess and lumbar pain when deficient.

定位。足内侧,内踝后下方,跟骨上缘,跟腱附着部前缘凹陷中。

特定穴。Luo-connecting point of the Kidney 肾之络穴

肾经络穴。《灵枢·经脉》记载其别脉出于此,循内踝之后、别入跟中,以上走于内、贯腰脊;其病气逆则烦闷,实则闭癃,虚则腰痛。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The medial calcaneal branches of the tibial nerve and the medial plantar vessels lie close by. Routine needling here is described as shallow. Practitioner skill, not a self-care technique.

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