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KI9 · 足少阴肾经

Zhubin zhù bīn · 筑宾

Location. On the medial side of the leg, on the line connecting KI3 and KI10, 5 cun superior to KI3, at the inferomedial border of the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle.

Category. Xi-cleft of the Yin Link vessel 阴维脉郄穴

The xi-cleft point of the Yin Link vessel. Classical texts group it with the medial calf and with the lower abdomen; it is the point where the Yin Link vessel is said to gather.

定位。小腿内侧,太溪与阴谷连线上,太溪上5寸,腓肠肌肌腹的内下方。

特定穴。Xi-cleft of the Yin Link vessel 阴维脉郄穴

阴维脉之郄穴。传统文献将其归入小腿内侧与下腹一类,认为阴维之气聚于此。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
In the calf, over the soleus and close to the tibial nerve that runs deep in this compartment. Classical texts extend the pregnancy caution for the abdominal and lumbosacral region to this point. Practitioner skill, not a self-care technique.

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