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KI21 · 足少阴肾经

Youmen yōu mén · 幽门

Location. On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the centre of the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior median line.

Category. Confluence of the Chong Mai and the Kidney 冲脉足少阴之会

Named "gate of darkness"; the highest of the eleven abdominal points, and the last where the Kidney and the Penetrating vessel are said to meet before the meridian turns up onto the chest.

定位。上腹部,脐上6寸,前正中线旁开0.5寸。

特定穴。Confluence of the Chong Mai and the Kidney 冲脉足少阴之会

名取"幽深之门"。为腹部肾经十一穴之最高者,也是冲脉与足少阴在腹部相会的最后一穴,其上即转入胸部。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
At the top of the abdominal wall, tucked under the costal margin. Classical texts warn against deep needling here and describe shallow oblique needling. Practitioner skill, not a self-care technique.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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