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KI5 · 足少阴肾经

Shuiquan shuǐ quán · 水泉

Location. Below the medial malleolus, in the depression 1 cun directly below KI3.

Category. Xi-cleft 郄穴

The xi-cleft point of the Kidney meridian.

定位。内踝后下方,太溪直下1寸凹陷中。

特定穴。Xi-cleft 郄穴

肾经之郄穴。

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 are here; routine needling is superficial.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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