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KI3 · 足少阴肾经

Taixi tài xī · 太溪

Location. In the depression between the tip of the inner ankle and the Achilles tendon.

Category. Shu-stream + Yuan-source 输穴·原穴

Both stream and source point of the Kidney meridian; the pulse here is traditionally felt in some texts.

定位。内踝尖与跟腱之间凹陷处。

特定穴。Shu-stream + Yuan-source 输穴·原穴

肾经输穴兼原穴;传统文献中亦有在此诊脉的记载。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The posterior tibial artery runs here.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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