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Kidney 2
 Chinese Name:
Rangu (English translation: Blazing Valley)
Location:
On the medial aspect of the foot, below the
tuberosity of the navicular bone, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Classification:
Ying-Spring point of the Kidney Meridian
Indications:
- Prolapse of uterus, pruritus vulvae,
irregular menstruation, bloody leukorrhea
- Acute infantile omphalitis (infection of the
umbilical stump), trismus (lock-jaw)
- Spermatorrhea, diabetes, swelling and pain
of the dorsum of the foot
Functions:
Clears deficiency Heat, regulates the Lower Jiao.
Notes:
Ying-Spring points are where the qi dribbles
down the meridian. Ying-Spring points are indicated for heat in the body and
changes in the complexion. Ying-Spring points are known to clear heat from the
meridian.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion .5 - 1.0 cun. |
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