KI7

Fuliu

Star

復溜 (Fùliū) — Recover Flow

Kidney channel · point 7

Jing-River pointMetal pointMetal point of the Kidney channelTonification (mother) point

Location

On the medial side of the lower leg, 2 cun directly above KI3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Tonifies the Kidney and regulates the water passages
  • Regulates sweating — both stops night sweats and induces sweating
  • Strengthens the lower back
  • Resolves oedema

Indications

Night sweats or absence of sweating in febrile diseaseoedema and difficult urinationdiarrhoea and borborygmuslow back pain and stiffnessweakness of the legsabdominal distension

Clinical Notes

The classical regulator of sweating: reinforced with reduced LI4 to stop sweating, reduced with reinforced LI4 to promote it.

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