復溜 (Fùliū) — Recover Flow
Kidney channel · point 7
Traditionally used for
- Colds & fever
- Digestion
- Bowel health
- Urinary & fluids
- Pain & joints
Location
On the medial side of the lower leg, 2 cun directly above KI3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.
How to locate: Find KI3 in the hollow between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, then measure 2 cun straight up. The point is in the depression on the front edge of the Achilles tendon, just behind KI8.
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 insertionDepth 0.5–1 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. 346 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Tonifies the Kidney, especially Kidney yang
- Regulates the water passages and resolves oedema
- Drains dampness and clears damp-heat, including from the intestines
- Regulates sweating — both stops night sweats and induces sweating
- Strengthens the lower back
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, KI7 at the lower leg balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameHeart channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Triple Energiser channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairBladder channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Bladder channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeLarge Intestine channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Large Intestine channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourPericardium channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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6. Same channelKidney channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Kidney channel →
Classical calendar method · 子午流注
When the tables open KI7
The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in UTC.
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癸丑 01:00–03:00 Na Jia Fa, 丁-day sequence · Jing-River (經)
「癸丑復溜腎水通」
Next: Wed 21 Oct, 01:00
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戌 19:00–21:00 Na Zi Fa, KI channel · reinforce (補)
「補用戌時，復溜，為經金」
Next: Thu 15 Oct, 19:00
A classical reference, not a recommendation: the tables say when the method opens this point, not that it is the point to needle. Open points by the hour →
Clinical Notes
Similar Points
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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