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Kidney 1
 Chinese Name:
Yongquan (English translation: Gushing Spring)
Location:
On the sole, in the depression when the foot is in
plantar flexion, approximately at the anterior third and the posterior two
thirds of the line from the web between the 2nd and 3rd toes to the back of the
heel.
Classification:
Jing-Well point of the Kidney Meridian
Indications:
- Loss of consciousness, headache, pain of the
neck, dizziness, infantile convulsion, manic psychosis
- Nausea, vomiting
- Swelling of the pharynx, dryness of the
tongue, dysuria, constipation
- Hot sensation in the sole
Functions:
Descends excess above, resuscitates, clears heat,
calms the Shen, tonifies Yin, clears Empty-Heat.
Notes:
KID 1 is an excellent point to subdue excess
Liver Yang, Wind and/or Fire.
Jing-Well
points are where the qi bubbles up. Jing-Well points are indicated to revive
consciousness. Jing-Well points are known to treat fullness below the Heart and
clear Heat.
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion .5 - 1.0 cun. |
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