(左右足及股凡二十穴)
1.涌泉∶二穴木也,一名地冲,在足心陷中,屈足卷指宛宛中。足少阴脉之所出也,为井。治腰痛,大
便难,心中结热,风疹,风痫,心痛,不嗜食,妇人无子,咳嗽身热,喉痹,胸胁满,目眩,男子如蛊,女子如妊娠,
五指端尽痛,足不得践地。可灸三壮,针入五分,无令出血。淳于意云∶汉北齐王阿母患足
下热,喘满。谓曰∶热厥也。当刺之足心,立愈。
2.然谷∶二穴火也,一名龙渊,在足内踝前起大骨下陷中。足少阴脉之所流也,为荥。治咽内肿,心恐
惧如人将捕,涎出喘呼少气,足跗肿不得履地,寒疝。少腹胀,上抢胸胁,咳唾血,喉痹,淋沥,女子不孕,
男子精溢, 酸不能久立,足一寒一热,舌纵,烦满,消漏,初生小儿脐风口噤,痿厥,洞泄。可灸
三壮,针入三分,不宜见血。
3.太溪∶二穴土也,在足内踝后,跟骨上动脉陷中。足少阴脉之所注也,为 。治久疟咳逆,心痛如锥
刺其心,手足寒至节,喘息者死。呕吐,口中如胶,善噫,寒疝,热病汗不出,默默嗜卧,溺黄消瘅,大便
难,咽肿唾血。今附 癖,寒热,咳嗽,不嗜食,腹胁痛,瘦脊,手足厥冷。可灸三壮,针入三分。
4.大钟∶二穴在足跟后冲中,走太阳,足少阴络。治实则小便淋闭洒淅,腰脊强痛,大便秘涩,嗜卧,
口中热。虚则呕逆多寒,欲闭户而处,少气不足,胸胀喘息,舌干,咽中食噎不
得下,善惊恐不乐,喉中鸣,咳唾血。可灸三壮,针入二分,留七呼。
5.水泉∶二穴少阴 ,去太溪下一寸,在内踝下。治月事不来,来即多,心下闷痛,目KT KT 不能
远视,阴挺出,小便淋沥,腹中痛。可灸五壮,针入四分。
6.照海∶二穴阴跷脉所生,在足内踝下,治嗌干,四肢懈
惰,善悲不乐,久疟,卒疝,少腹痛,呕吐,嗜卧,大风偏枯,
半身不遂,女子淋沥,阴挺出。针入三分,可灸三壮。
7.复溜∶二穴金也,一名昌阳,一名伏白,在足内踝上二寸陷中。足少阴脉之所行也,为经。治腰脊
内引痛,不得俯仰起坐,目KT KT ,善怒多言,舌干,涎自出,足痿不收履, 寒不自温,腹中雷鸣,腹胀
如鼓,四肢肿,十水病,溺青赤黄白黑,青取井,赤取荥,黄取 ,白取经,黑取合,血痔,泄后肿,五
淋,小便如散,大骨寒热,汗注不止。可灸五壮,针入三分,留三呼。
8.交信∶二穴在内踝上二寸,少阴前,太阴后廉前筋骨间,足阴跷之 。治气淋, 疝,阴急,股引
内廉骨痛,又泄利赤白,女子漏血不止。可灸三壮,针入四分,留五呼。
9.筑宾∶二穴在内踝上, 分中。治小儿胎疝,痛不得乳,
癫疾狂言,呕吐沫,足 痛。可灸五壮,针入三分。
10.阴谷∶二穴,水也。在膝内辅骨后,大筋下,小筋上,按之应手,屈膝乃取之。足少阴脉之所
入也,为合。治膝痛如离,不得屈伸,舌纵涎下,烦逆溺难,少腹急引阴痛,股内廉痛,妇
人漏血不止,腹胀满不得息,小便黄,男子如蛊,女子如妊娠。可灸三壮,针入四分,留七呼。
(There are twenty acupoints in total on both feet and thighs.)
1. Yongquan (KI 1, Springing Fountain): Two points, Wood element, also known as Dichong. Located in the depression of the center of the sole, in the hollow formed when the foot is flexed and toes curled. This is where the Qi of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian emerges; it is the Jing-Well point. Indications: lower back pain, difficult defecation, heat knotting in the heart, wind-rash, wind epilepsy, heart pain, anorexia, female infertility, cough with fever, throat obstruction (Bi syndrome), fullness in chest and hypochondrium, dizziness, male presenting like Gu disease, female presenting like pregnancy, pain at the tips of all five fingers, inability to place the foot on the ground. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 5 fen, avoid bleeding. Chunyu Yi stated: The mother of Duke Qi from Hanbei suffered from heat under the feet and panting with fullness. I said: This is Heat Jue syndrome. It should be treated by needling the center of the foot, and it will heal immediately.
2. RanGu (KI 2, Natural Valley): Two points, Fire element, also known as Longyuan. Located in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the medial malleolus. This is where the Qi of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian flows; it is the Ying-Spring point. Indications: swelling inside the pharynx, fearfulness as if being pursued, salivation, panting with shortness of breath, edema of the dorsum of the foot making walking impossible, cold hernia. Lower abdominal distension, Qi rushing up to chest and hypochondrium, hemoptysis, throat obstruction, dysuria, female infertility, seminal emission in males, body soreness preventing prolonged standing, alternating cold and heat in the feet, flaccid tongue, irritability and fullness, Xiao-Lou (wasting-thirst and leakage), umbilical convulsion in newborns, Wei-Jue (flaccidity and cold limbs), Dong-Xie (profuse diarrhea). Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 3 fen, avoid bleeding.
3. Taixi (KI 3, Great Stream): Two points, Earth element. Located posterior to the medial malleolus, in the depression where the artery beats above the calcaneus. This is where the Qi of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian pours; it is the Shu-Stream point. Indications: chronic malaria, counterflow Qi (cough/asthma), heart pain piercing the heart like a awl, cold limbs extending to joints, panting (prognosis: death). Vomiting, mouth feeling sticky like glue, frequent belching, cold hernia, febrile disease with no sweat, silence and desire to lie down, yellow urine, Xiao-Dan (wasting-thirst), difficult defecation, swollen throat, hemoptysis. Additionally indicated for Pi masses (abdominal lumps), alternating chills and fever, cough, anorexia, abdominal and hypochondriac pain, emaciation with curved spine, cold limbs. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 3 fen.
4. Dazhong (KI 4, Great Bell): Two points. Located in the center behind the heel, this is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, connecting to the Taiyang channel. Excess patterns: dysuria with retention, aversion to cold/shivering, stiffness and pain of waist and spine, constipation, somnolence, heat in the mouth. Deficiency patterns: vomiting and counterflow Qi with cold, desire to stay indoors alone, shortness of breath, chest distension and panting, dry tongue, food sticking in the throat unable to swallow, frequent fright and unhappiness, humming in the throat, hemoptysis. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 2 fen, retain needle for 7 breaths.
5. Shuiquan (KI 5, Water Spring): Two points, Xi-Cleft point of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Located one cun below Taixi, under the medial malleolus. Indications: amenorrhea or menorrhagia, epigastric stuffiness and pain, blurred vision unable to see far, prolapse of the uterus/vagina, dysuria, abdominal pain. Moxibustion: 5 cones. Acupuncture: depth 4 fen.
6. Zhaohai (KI 6, Illuminating Sea): Two points. Origin of the Yin Qiao Mai. Located below the medial malleolus. Indications: dry throat, flaccidity and weakness of four limbs, sadness and unhappiness, chronic malaria, acute hernia, lower abdominal pain, vomiting, somnolence, hemiplegia due to severe wind stroke, half-body paralysis, female dysuria, prolapse of the uterus/vagina. Acupuncture: depth 3 fen. Moxibustion: 3 cones.
7. Fuliu (KI 7, Returning Flow): Two points, Metal element, also known as Changyang or Fubai. Located in the depression two cun above the medial malleolus. This is where the Qi of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian travels; it is the Jing-River point. Indications: pulling pain in the waist and spine, inability to bend, extend, rise, or sit, blurred vision, irritability and excessive talking, dry tongue, spontaneous salivation, foot flaccidity unable to bear shoes, feeling cold unable to warm oneself, borborygmus in abdomen, drum-like abdominal distension, edema of four limbs, Ten Types of Water Diseases, urine colors green, red, yellow, white, black (Green: select Jing-Well; Red: select Ying-Spring; Yellow: select Shu-Stream; White: select Jing-River; Black: select He-Sea), blood hemorrhoids, post-diarrheal edema, Five Types of Lin Syndrome, urine scattering like dispersed drops, cold and heat in large bones, continuous sweating. Moxibustion: 5 cones. Acupuncture: depth 3 fen, retain needle for 3 breaths.
8. Jiaoxin (KI 8, Intersection Trust): Two points. Located two cun above the medial malleolus, anterior to the Foot Shaoyin, posterior-lateral to the Foot Taiyin, between the fascia and bone. Xi-Cleft point of the Foot Yin Qiao Mai. Indications: Qi Lin (gas strangury), Hu-Hernia, genital tension, pain radiating to the inner aspect of the thigh bone, bloody and purulent diarrhea, metrorrhagia in females. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 4 fen, retain needle for 5 breaths.
9. Zubin (KI 9, Building Guest): Two points. Located above the medial malleolus, within the muscle belly. Indications: infantile congenital hernia, pain preventing suckling, mania with wild speech, vomiting of foam, foot pain. Moxibustion: 5 cones. Acupuncture: depth 3 fen.
10. Yingu (KI 10, Yin Valley): Two points, Water element. Located posterior to the medial condyle of the tibia, between the large tendon and small tendon, palpable upon pressure, taken with the knee flexed. This is where the Qi of the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian enters; it is the He-Sea point. Indications: knee pain as if separated, inability to flex or extend, flaccid tongue with drooling, irritability and counterflow Qi, difficult urination, lower abdominal urgency pulling to genital pain, pain along the medial thigh, metrorrhagia in females, abdominal fullness preventing breathing, yellow urine, male presenting like Gu disease, female presenting like pregnancy. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Acupuncture: depth 4 fen, retain needle for 7 breaths.