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KI6 · 足少阴肾经

Zhaohai zhào hǎi · 照海

Location. In the depression directly below the tip of the inner ankle.

Category. Confluent of the Yin Qiao Mai 八脉交会通阴跷

Classically paired with LU7 and grouped with the Yin Heel vessel, the throat and sleep.

定位。内踝尖下方凹陷处。

特定穴。Confluent of the Yin Qiao Mai 八脉交会通阴跷

经典中常与 LU7 相配,并与阴跷脉、咽喉、睡眠归为一组。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The posterior tibial vessels and nerve pass just behind the medial malleolus; avoid the vessel.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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