Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
KI-1
Yongquan
Gushing Spring
Autres nomsBubbling Spring
- Méridien
- Rein
- Classification
- Jing-Puits, Cinq Phases, Dispersion, Entrée
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Localisation
- 01On the sole, in the hollow that appears with the foot in plantar flexion, roughly where the anterior one-third meets the posterior two-thirds of the line running from the base of the second and third toes to the heel.
- 02In the depression that forms on the sole when the foot is plantar flexed, about a third of the way from the base of the second toe toward the back of the heel.
Puncture
- 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 cun.
- 02Perpendicular insertion of 0.5-1 cun produces local soreness and distention, which may extend through the ankle.
- 03Do not bleed.
- 04Moxibustion may be used.
Fonctions du point
- Jing-Well point of the Kidney channel
- Wood point of the Kidney channel
- Sedation point
- Courage point
- Taoist yoga power point
- Primary sedation point
- Entry point
- Dispersion point of the Kidney channel
Actions
- Tonifies the Kidney, particularly Yin and Jing
- Nourishes Yin
- Settles the Shen
- Settles the Heart
- Settles the Mind
- Rescues collapsed Yang
- Restores consciousness
- Clears the brain
- Opens the orifices of the senses
- Resolves Heart Phlegm
- Clears Fire and Heat, particularly from the head
- Quells Wind
- Drains Excess downward from the head
- Known as the "Corpse Receiver" — an emergency point for elevated Blood pressure
Indications
- Yin Deficiency
- Heart-Kidney disharmony (uncommunicating)
- Liver Yang Rising
- Liver Fire
- Liver Wind
- Headache
- Headache with vertigo
- Blurred vision
- Cloudy vision
- Dizziness
- Visual dizziness
- Sore throat
- Dry mouth and tongue
- Loss of voice
- Dysuria
- Infantile convulsions
- Sensation of heat in the sole
- Loss of consciousness
- Loss of consciousness from Windstroke
- Edema
- Chest disorders
- Fullness in the chest and ribs
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Anorexia
- Anorexia rooted in the Heart
- Borborygmus
- Back pain with abdominal distention
- Kidney pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Scrotal inflammation
- Throat Bi
- Hypertension
- Epistaxis
- Persistent epistaxis
- Sore, dry, or swollen throat
- Pale face
- Suffocation
- Fright
- Nervousness
- Painful diarrhea
- Diarrhea with shivering
- Preference for lying down
- Burning sensation in the chest
- Stiffness of the tongue
- Angina
- Foot pain on contact with the ground
- Urinary retention
- Loss of memory
- Calm-type madness
- Neck pain with a sensation of Cold
- Cold
- Chills
- Laryngitis
- Vertex headache
- Fainting
- Heat exhaustion
- Pain at the tips of the toes
- Myocarditis
- Psychosis
- Colic
- Beriberi
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Cholera with muscle spasms
- Diarrhea or constipation with kidney pain
- Stroke
- Insanity
- Agitation
- Heart pain
- Wind rash
- Contracted sinews
- Depleted Qi
- Night sweats
- Hot flashes
- Deficiency-type fear
- Constant urge to walk barefoot, aversion to shoes
- Hot, dry feet (Deficiency)
- Hot, damp feet (Excess)
- Hyperdrosis
- Beet-red complexion
- Strong effect on the lower back
- Low back pain
- Lower abdominal pain
- Water retention
- Oliguria
- Generalized body aching
- Seizures
- Hysteria with fainting
- Closed-type Windstroke
- Cardiovascular stroke
- Heatstroke
- Collapse pattern from Excess
- Convulsions
- Shock
- Childhood fright wind
- Aphonia
- Aphonia following near-drowning
- High fever
- Hypersomnia
- Cough
- Thirst
- Vision problems
- Dyspnea
- Dyspnea with intense thirst
- Epigastric pain
- Inner thigh pain
- Epilepsy
- Five types of epilepsy
- Leg pain
- Urticaria
- Torticollis with headache
- Fingertip pain
- Abdominal swelling resembling pregnancy
- Spinal pain radiating into the flanks
- Intestinal Wind
- Fevers
- Lassitude
- Cramping from diarrhea and vomiting (sudden turmoil disorder)
- Severe headache pain
- Nervous headache
- Cadaveric syncope with a charcoal-black complexion
- Dyschesia
- Heart inflammation
- Running piglet
- Uterine prolapse
- Jaundice
- Hernia of all types
- Lower-limb paralysis
- Hematemesis
- Hemoptysis
- Abdominal distention with pain flanking the navel
- Hunger without desire to eat
- Insomnia
- Mental illness
- Pain at the tips of the toes
- Dark complexion
- Running piglet Qi
- Anger with homicidal urges
- Abdominal pain in pregnant women unable to urinate
- Conditions from sexual overindulgence
- Pain in all five toes preventing standing
- Shan disorders
- Mouth ulcers
Précautions
Contraindicated after the seventh month of pregnancy.
Associations
- ST-36
Septic shock
- LI-4
- ST-40
Consumptive cough
- KI-4
Painful throat swelling with trouble swallowing
Headache with visual dizziness
Throat pain preventing eating
The five types of epilepsy
Dementia
- LI-4
- GB-35
Loss of voice
- DU-6
- or DU-24
- DU-25
Wind epilepsy
Throat Bi with chills and fever; pain in the toes preventing walking on the ground
Windrash
Intense thirst from wasting and thirsting disorder
Infertility
Cold-injury with persistent high Heat
Visual dizziness
Lumbar stiffness and pain
Menopausal hot flashes
Notes
- This point draws in Earth energy.
- Moxibustion here is beneficial for strengthening the whole body.
- Walking on cold, wet grass stimulates circulation and is beneficial for cancer patients.
- In Korean tradition, a groom would stand on hot coals a month before his wedding to boost his sexual energy.
- This point drains Qi and treats Excess conditions.
- It nourishes Yin and lowers Empty Fire.
- Massaging KI-1 before sleep is recommended for treating insomnia.
- It is commonly used for Yin Deficiency with Empty Heat in the Heart (Heart-Kidney disharmony).