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Kidney channel · point 9
Traditionally used for
- Cough & breathing
- Digestion
- Mood & calm
Location
On the posteromedial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun above KI3, between the soleus muscle and the Achilles tendon, on the line connecting KI3 and KI10, level with LV5.
How to locate: On the line from KI3 to KI10, measure 5 cun above the prominence of the medial malleolus, level with LV5. Pointing the foot against resistance with the knee flexed shows the edge of the soleus; the point is between that muscle and the Achilles tendon.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–1.5 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. 349 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Clears the Heart, resolves phlegm and calms the spirit
- Regulates qi and relieves pain
- Detoxifies and clears toxins
- Regulates the Yin Wei Mai
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, KI9 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 →
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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