大鐘 (Dàzhōng) — Large Goblet
Kidney channel · point 4
Traditionally used for
- Cough & breathing
- Bowel health
- Urinary & fluids
Location
On the medial side of the foot, posterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, above the calcaneus, in the depression anterior to the medial attachment of the Achilles tendon.
How to locate: From the most prominent point of the medial malleolus, move straight back to the Achilles tendon (KI3), then about 0.5 cun down. The point is in the depression in front of the tendon, just above its attachment to the calcaneus, slightly behind the midpoint between KI3 and KI5.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular-oblique insertion — directed anteriorlyDepth 0.5–0.5 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 342 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Strengthens the Kidney and cools deficiency heat
- Firms Kidney qi so the Kidney grasps the qi, and supports the Lung
- Fortifies the will and dispels fear
- Descends rebellious qi
- Regulates urination
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, KI4 at the heel balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameHeart channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Triple Energiser channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairBladder channelAnkle, Heel · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Bladder channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeLarge Intestine channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Large Intestine channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourPericardium channelWrist · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Shoulder · Reversed mirrorFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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6. Same channelKidney channelAnkle, Heel · Same segment, opposite sideFront of neck, Nape of neck · Image, head at the hand/footLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Kidney channel →
Clinical Notes
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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