Significant Points

( 1) Yongquan(KI1)

Meaning
Yong, to gush; quan, spring.
Welled-up water is called gushing
spring.
The point is on the depression of
foot sole; the Qi of meridian flows
upwards as a gushing spring.

Location

approximately at the junction of

the anterior and middle third of
the sole (excluding toe).

Indication

1. to activate the brain-energy

for waking up a patient from
unconsciousness: syncope,
hysteria, etc.

2. to treat both shock and high

blood pressure (Moxibustion is
preferred).

3. terminal neuritis, pain and

numbness of toe and sole

Method
perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 cun
Remarks
Jing-Well Point

 ( 3) Taixi(KI3)

Meaning
Tai, great; xi, canyon.
The point is in the depression
between the medial melleolus and
tendo calcaneus, as in a vast
canyon.

Location

in the depression between the

prominence of the medial
malleolus and heel tendon.
level with the tip of the medial
malleolus

Indication

1. high blood pressure,

dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia,
headache.

2. toothache and sore throat

caused by deficiency of Yin and
excess of fire.
3. spermatorrhea, impotence,
irregular menstruation.

Method

puncture obliquely in the

direction of anterior side of
lateral malleolus 0.5-1 cun.
Remarks
Shu-Stream and Yuan-Source
Point

 ( 6) Zhaohai(KI6)

Meaning
Zhao, to shine; hai, sea.
The point pertains to the Kidney
Meridian and the Qi is
abundant as the sea. It means
that the real Yang of the kidney
may illuminate the whole body.

Location

1 cun directly below the tip of

the medial malleolus.

Indication

irregular menstruation,
leukorrhea, hysteroptosis,
urinary retention, urinary tract
infection,
epilepsy, pharyngitis, insomnia.

Method
perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 cun.

 ( 10) Yingu(KI10)

Meaning
Yin, Yin of Yin-Yang; gu, valley.
The interior is Yin.
The point is at the medial side
of the knee joint; the local
depression is like a valley.

on the
medial side
of the
popliteal
fossa

Location

(knee bent) on the medial side

of the popliteal fossa, between
the tendons of
m.semitendinosus and m.
semimembranosus.

Indication

urinary retention, urinary tract

infection, impotence, seminal
emission, menorrhagia,
pain of the medial of the knee
joint.

Method
perpendicularly 0.6-1 cun
Remarks
He-Sea Point