\r足少阴肾经\pj-j23.bmp\r
足少阴之脉。起于小指之下。斜趋足心。
趋、向也。足少阴起小指之下。斜趋足心之涌泉。
出然谷之下。循内踝之后。别入跟中。上 内。出 内廉。
跟、足根也。由涌泉转出足内踝然谷穴下。循内踝太 穴。别入跟中之大钟、照海、水
泉。
出内廉。抵阴谷也。
上股内后廉。贯脊。属肾。络膀胱。
由阴谷上股内后廉。贯脊。会于脊之长强穴。还出于前。循横骨、大赫、气穴、四满、
中注、肓俞。当肓俞之所。脐之左右。属肾。下脐过关元、中极而络膀胱也。
其直行者。从肾上贯肝膈入肺。中循喉咙。挟舌本。
直行者。从肓俞属肾处上行。循商曲、石关、阴都、通谷诸穴。贯肝上循幽门。上膈历
步廊入肺。中循神封、灵墟、神藏、 中、俞府而上循喉咙。并人迎。挟舌本而终也。
其支者。从肺出络心。注胸中。
两乳间为胸。支者。自神藏别出。绕心。注胸之膻中。以交于手厥阴也。
此经多血少气。酉时气血注此。受足太阳之交。
凡二十七穴。左右共五十四穴。刺深二分。留二呼。
涌泉（一名地冲） 足心陷中。屈足卷指宛宛中。跪取之。足少阴脉所出为井。木。实则
泻之
面黑如炭色。咳吐有血。喝而喘。坐欲起。目KT KT 无所见。善恐。惕惕如人将捕之。舌干
咽肿。上气嗌干。烦心心痛。黄胆肠 。股内后廉痛。痿厥。嗜卧。善悲欠。小腹急痛。泄而
下重。足胫寒而逆。腰痛。大便难。心中结热。风疹。风痫。心病饥不嗜食。咳嗽身热。喉
闭。舌急失音。卒心痛。喉痹。胸胁满闷。头痛目眩。五指端尽痛。足不践地。足下热。男
子如蛊。女子如娠。妇人无子。转胞不得尿。千金翼云。主喜喘。脊胁相引。忽忽喜忘。阴
痹。腹胀。腰痛不欲食。喘逆。足下清至膝。咽中痛不可纳食。喑不能言。小便不利。小腹
痛。风入肠中。癫病。夹脐痛急。衄不止。五疝。热病先腰酸。喜渴数引饮。身项痛而寒且
酸。足热不欲言。头痛癫癫然。少气寒厥。霍乱转筋。肾积贲豚。汉、济北王阿母。病患热
厥。足热。淳于意刺足心立愈。
然谷（一名龙渊） 足内踝前起大骨下陷中。一云内踝前直下一寸。足少阴脉所溜为荥。
火。
肿。主咽内肿不能内唾。时不能出唾。心恐惧。如人将捕。涎出喘呼少气。足跗肿。不得履
地。寒疝。小腹胀。上抢胸胁。咳唾血。喉痹。淋沥白浊。 酸不能久立。足一寒一热。舌
纵。烦满消渴。自汗盗汗出。痿厥。洞泄。心痛如锥刺坠堕。恶血留内腹中。男子精泄。妇
人无子。阴挺出。月事不调。阴痒。初生小儿。脐风口噤。
太 （一名吕细） 足内踝后。跟骨上动脉陷中。男子妇人病。有此脉则生。无则死。
足少阴
手足寒至节。喘息呕吐。痰实。口中如胶。善噫。寒疝。热病汗不出。默默嗜卧。溺黄。消
瘅。大便难。咽肿唾血。 癖寒热。咳嗽不嗜食。腹胁痛。瘦瘠。伤寒手足厥冷。东垣曰。
成痿者。以导湿热引胃气出行阳道。不令湿土克肾水。其穴在太 。
大钟 足跟后踵中。大骨上两筋间。足少阴络。别走太阳。铜人。灸三壮。针二分。留
七呼
卧。口中热。多寒。欲闭户而处。少气不足。舌干。咽中食 不得下。善惊恐不乐。喉中鸣
。咳唾气逆烦闷。实则闭癃。泻之。虚则腰痛。补之。
照海 足内踝下。阴跷脉所生。素注。针四分。留六呼。灸三壮。铜人。针三分。灸七
壮。
痛。视如见星。小腹痛。妇女经逆。四肢淫泺。阴暴跳起或痒。漉清汁。小腹偏痛。淋。阴
茎挺出。月水不调。洁古曰。痫病夜发。灸阴跷。照海穴也。
水泉 太 下一寸。内踝下。少阴 。铜人。灸五壮。针四分。主目KT KT 不能远视。女
子月事不来。来即心下多闷痛。阴挺出。小便淋沥。腹中痛。
复溜（一名昌阳 一名伏白） 足内踝上二寸。筋骨陷中。前旁骨是复溜。后旁筋是交信
。二
。七壮。主肠 。腰脊内引痛。不得俯仰起坐。目视KT KT 。善怒。多言。舌干胃热。虫动涎
出。足痿不收履 寒不自温。腹中雷鸣。腹胀如鼓。四肢肿。五种水病青赤黄白黑。青取井
。
汗注不止。龋齿。脉微细不见。或时无脉。
交信 足内踝骨上二寸。少阴前。太阴后廉筋骨间。阴跷之 。铜人。针四分。留十呼
。灸
难。淋。女子漏血不止。阴挺出。月水不来。小腹偏痛。四肢淫泺。盗汗出。
筑宾 内踝上五寸 分中。阴维之 。铜人。针四分。留五呼。灸三壮。素注。刺三分
。灸五壮。主 疝。胎疝。癫疾狂易。妄言怒骂。吐舌。呕吐涎沫。足 痛。
阴谷 膝下内辅骨后。大筋下。小筋上。按之应手。屈膝乃得之。足少阴脉所入为合。
水。
阴痿。股内廉痛。妇人漏下不止。腹胀满不得息。小便黄。男子如蛊。女子如娠。
横骨 大赫下一寸。肓俞下五寸。阴上横骨中。宛曲如仰月。中央去腹中行各一寸半。
素注去中行一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。铜人。灸三壮。素注。针一寸。灸五壮。主淋。小便不通
。阴器下纵引痛。小腹满。目赤痛从内 始。五脏虚竭失精。
大赫（一名阴维 一名阴关） 气穴下一寸。去腹中行各一寸半。素注一寸。足少阴、冲
脉之
中痛。目赤痛从内 始。妇人赤沃。
气穴（一名胞门 一名子户） 四满下一寸。去腹中行两旁各一寸半。足少阴、冲脉之会
。铜
内始。妇人月事不调。
四满（一名髓中） 中注下一寸。气穴上一寸。去腹中行各一寸半。足少阴脉、冲脉之会
。铜
月水不调。恶血 痛。奔豚上下。无子。
中注 肓俞下一寸。去腹中行各一寸半。足少阴、冲脉之会。铜人。针一分。灸五壮。
主小腹有热。大便坚燥不利。泄气上下引腰脊痛。目内 赤痛。女子月事不调。
肓俞 商曲下一寸。去脐中五分。素注一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。铜人。针一寸。灸五
壮。主腹切痛寒疝。大便燥。腹满响响然不便。心下有寒。目赤痛从内 始。
按诸家俱以疝主于肾。故足少阴经 穴多兼治疝。丹溪以疝本肝经。与肾绝无相干。足
以正千古之讹。
商曲 石关下一寸。去腹中行各五分。素注一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。铜人。针一寸。
灸五壮。主腹痛。腹中积聚。时切痛。肠中痛。不嗜食。目赤痛从内 始。
石关 阴都下一寸。去腹中行各五分。素注一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。铜人。针一寸。
灸三
内始。妇人子脏有恶血。血上冲腹。痛不可忍。
阴都（一名食宫） 通谷下一寸。夹胃脘两边相去五分。素注一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。
铜人。针三分。灸三壮。主心满逆气。肠鸣。肺胀气抢。胁下热痛。目赤痛从内 始。
通谷 幽门下一寸。夹上脘两旁相去五分。素注一寸。十四经发挥云。自商曲至通谷。
去腹
壮。明堂。灸三壮。主失欠口 。食饮善呕。暴喑不能言。结积留饮。 癖胸满。食不化。
心恍惚。喜呕。目赤痛从内 始。
幽门 夹巨阙两旁各五分陷中。明堂云巨阙旁一寸五分。千金云夹巨阙一寸。（按幽门
当在
。喜唾。烦闷胸痛。胸中满。不嗜食。逆气咳。健忘。泄利脓血。目赤痛从内 始。女子心
腹逆气。
步廊 神封下一寸六分陷中。去胸中行二寸。仰而取之。素注。针四分。铜人。针三分
。灸
神封 灵墟下一寸六分陷中。胸中行各开二寸。素注。针四分。铜人。针三分。灸五壮
。主胸满不得息。咳逆。呕吐。乳痈寒热。
灵墟 神藏下一寸六分陷中。去中行各开二寸。素注。针四分。铜人。针三分。灸五壮
。主胸胁支满痛引胸。不得息。咳逆。呕吐。胸满不嗜食。
神藏 中下一寸六分陷中。去胸中行二寸。铜人。灸五壮。针三分。素注。四分。主
呕吐。咳逆。喘不得息。胸满不嗜食。
中 俞府下一寸六分。去胸中行二寸。仰而取之。铜人。针四分。灸五壮。明堂。灸
三壮。主咳逆喘息不能食。胸胁支满。涎出多唾。
俞府 巨骨下璇玑旁二寸陷中。仰而取之。素注。针四分。铜人。针三分。灸五壮。下
经。灸三壮。主咳逆上气。呕吐。喘嗽。腹胀不下食饮。胸中痛。
按钱氏于肾有补无泻。故于药亦止制补肾地黄丸。而无泻肾药也。
心包络在心下横膜之上。竖膜之下。与横膜相粘。而黄脂裹者心也。其脂膜之外。有细
筋膜如丝。与心肺相连者。心包也。
滑氏云。手厥阴心主又曰心包何也。曰。君火以名。相火以位。手厥阴代君火行事。以
用而言。故曰手厥阴心主。以经而言。曰心包络。一经而二名。实相火也。
足少阴肾经
足少阴肾经的经脉，起于小趾下方，斜向走向足心的涌泉穴。
“趋”意为趋向。足少阴肾经起于小趾下方，斜向走向足心处的涌泉穴。
出于然谷穴之下，沿内踝后方行走，分支进入足跟中，上行至小腿内侧，出于内踝前缘。
“跟”即足根。从涌泉穴转出至足内踝下的然谷穴处，沿内踝后的太溪穴，分支进入足跟中的大钟、照海、水泉等穴。
出于内踝前缘，抵达阴谷穴。
上行至大腿内侧后缘，贯穿脊柱，归属于肾，联络膀胱。
从阴谷穴上行至大腿内侧后缘，贯穿脊柱，与脊部的长强穴交会，返回前行，沿横骨、大赫、气穴、四满、中注、肓俞等穴循行。在肓俞穴所在之处，位于脐部左右，归属于肾；下行经过关元、中极穴而联络膀胱。
其直行支脉，从肾脏上行，贯穿肝脏和膈肌，进入肺部，沿喉咙行走，夹持舌根。
直行支脉，从肓俞穴归属肾脏处上行，沿商曲、石关、阴都、通谷等穴，贯穿肝脏上行至幽门穴，穿过膈肌经过步廊穴进入肺部，中间沿神封、灵墟、神藏、彧中、俞府等穴上行，沿喉咙行走，并入人迎穴，夹持舌根而终。
其分支，从肺部出来，联络心脏，注入胸中。
两乳之间为胸部。分支，从神藏穴别出，环绕心脏，注入胸中的膻中穴，以交接手厥阴心包经。
此经脉多血少气，酉时气血灌注于此，接受足太阳膀胱经的交接。
本经共有二十七穴，左右共五十四穴。针刺深度二分，留针二呼的时间。
涌泉穴（又名地冲）：位于足心凹陷处，屈足卷趾时在宛宛之中，跪姿取穴。足少阴脉由此发出，为井穴，属木。实证则泻之。
主治：面色黑如炭色，咳嗽咯血，喘息有声，坐立不安，视物模糊不清，易惊恐，惕惕然如被人追捕，舌干咽肿，气逆咽喉干燥，心烦心痛，黄疸，肠澼（痢疾），大腿内侧后缘疼痛，痿证厥逆，嗜睡，易悲叹，小腹急痛，泄泻伴肛门重坠感，足胫寒冷逆冷，腰痛，大便困难，心中结热，风疹，风痫，心病饥饿但不欲食，咳嗽身热，喉闭，舌强失音，突然心痛，喉痹，胸胁满闷，头痛目眩，五指末端均痛，足不能着地，足底发热，男子如蛊病状，女子如妊娠状，妇人不孕，转胞导致小便不通。《千金翼方》云：主喜喘，脊胁相互牵引，恍惚健忘，阴痹，腹胀，腰痛不欲食，喘逆，足下清冷至膝，咽中痛不可进食，喑哑不能言，小便不利，小腹痛，风入肠中，癫病，夹脐痛急，衄血不止，五疝，热病先见腰酸，喜渴多次饮水，身体项部疼痛且寒且酸，足热不欲言语，头痛癫癫然，少气寒厥，霍乱转筋，肾积贲豚。汉代济北王阿母患热厥病，足热，淳于意针刺足心立即痊愈。
然谷穴（一名龙渊）：位于足内踝前起大骨下的凹陷中。一说在内踝前直下一寸。足少阴脉在此流动，为荥穴，属火。
主治：肿胀，主咽内肿胀不能吞咽唾液，时常不能吐出唾液，心中恐惧，如被人追捕，流涎气喘少气，足背肿胀，不能履地，寒疝，小腹胀，气上抢胸胁，咳唾带血，喉痹，淋沥白浊，腘窝酸痛不能久立，足部一寒一热，舌纵，烦满消渴，自汗盗汗，痿厥，洞泄，心痛如锥刺或坠落感，恶血留滞腹中，男子精泄，妇人不孕，阴挺出，月经不调，阴痒，初生小儿脐风口噤。
太溪穴（一名吕细）：位于足内踝后，跟骨上方的动脉凹陷中。男子妇人患病，有此脉则生，无此脉则死。
足少阴经
主治：手足寒冷至关节，喘息呕吐，痰实，口中如胶，善嗳气，寒疝，热病汗不出，默默嗜卧，尿黄，消瘅，大便难，咽肿唾血，癖块寒热，咳嗽不欲食，腹胁痛，消瘦，伤寒手足厥冷。李东垣说：形成痿证的原因，是由于导引湿热使胃气出行于阳道，不让湿土克制肾水。该穴在太溪。
大钟穴：位于足跟后踵中，大骨上两筋间。足少阴络脉，别走太阳经。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：灸三壮，针二分，留七呼。
主治：卧不安，口中热，多恶寒，想关门独处，少气不足，舌干，咽中食物不得下，易惊恐不乐，喉中鸣响，咳唾气逆烦闷。实证则闭癃，泻之；虚则腰痛，补之。
照海穴：位于足内踝下，阴跷脉所生之处。《素问注》载：针四分，留六呼，灸三壮。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸七壮。
主治：痛，视物如见星，小腹痛，妇女经逆，四肢淫泺（软弱无力），阴部暴跳起或痒，流出清汁，小腹偏痛，淋证，阴茎挺出，月经不调。洁古说：痫病夜间发作，灸阴跷脉，即照海穴。
水泉穴：在太溪穴下一寸，内踝下，少阴郄穴。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：灸五壮，针四分。
主治：视物模糊不清，女子月经不来，来则心下多闷痛，阴挺出，小便淋沥，腹中痛。
复溜穴（一名昌阳，一名伏白）：位于足内踝上二寸，筋骨凹陷中。前方旁侧骨头处是复溜，后方旁侧筋处是交信。
主治：肠澼，腰脊内部牵引痛，不能俯仰起坐，视物模糊，易怒，多言，舌干胃热，虫动流涎，足痿不收履，寒冷不自温，腹中雷鸣，腹胀如鼓，四肢肿，五种水病青赤黄白黑，青色取井穴。
汗注不止，龋齿，脉微细不见，或时无脉。
交信穴：位于足内踝骨上二寸，少阴经前，太阴经后廉筋骨间，阴跷脉之郄穴。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针四分，留十呼，灸七壮。
主治：难产，淋证，女子漏血不止，阴挺出，月经不来，小腹偏痛，四肢淫泺，盗汗出。
筑宾穴：位于内踝上五寸半中，阴维脉之郄穴。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针四分，留五呼，灸三壮。《素问注》载：刺三分，灸五壮。
主治：疝气，胎疝，癫疾狂易，妄言怒骂，吐舌，呕吐涎沫，足肿痛。
阴谷穴：位于膝下内辅骨后，大筋下，小筋上，按之有应手感，屈膝乃得之。足少阴脉由此进入，为合穴，属水。
主治：阴痿，大腿内侧后缘疼痛，妇人漏下不止，腹胀满呼吸困难，小便黄，男子如蛊病状，女子如妊娠状。
横骨穴：在大赫穴下一寸，肓俞穴下五寸，阴毛上横骨中，宛曲如仰月状，中央距腹中线各一寸半。《素问注》载去中行一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：灸三壮。《素问注》载：针一寸，灸五壮。
主治：淋证，小便不通，阴器下纵引痛，小腹满，目赤痛从内眦始，五脏虚竭失精。
大赫穴（一名阴维，一名阴关）：在气穴下一寸，距腹中线各一寸半。《素问注》载一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。
主治：中痛，目赤痛从内眦始，妇人赤沃（白带过多）。
气穴穴（一名胞门，一名子户）：在四满穴下一寸，距腹中线两旁各一寸半。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载。
主治：内眦始，妇人月经不调。
四满穴（一名髓中）：在中注穴下一寸，气穴上一寸，距腹中线各一寸半。足少阴脉、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载。
主治：月水不调，恶血作痛，奔豚上下，不孕。
中注穴：在肓俞穴下一寸，距腹中线各一寸半。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针一分，灸五壮。
主治：小腹有热，大便坚燥不利，泄气上下牵引腰脊痛，目内眦赤痛，女子月经不调。
肓俞穴：在商曲穴下一寸，距脐中五分。《素问注》载一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针一寸，灸五壮。
主治：腹切痛寒疝，大便燥，腹满响响然不便，心下有寒，目赤痛从内眦始。
按各家观点都以疝气主责于肾，所以足少阴经穴位多兼治疝气。朱丹溪认为疝气本属肝经，与肾绝无相干，足以纠正千古之讹误。
商曲穴：在石关穴下一寸，距腹中线各五分。《素问注》载一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针一寸，灸五壮。
主治：腹痛，腹中积聚，时时切痛，肠中痛，不欲食，目赤痛从内眦始。
石关穴：在阴都穴下一寸，距腹中线各五分。《素问注》载一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针一寸，灸三壮。
主治：内眦始，妇人子宫有恶血，血上冲腹，痛不可忍。
阴都穴（一名食宫）：在通谷穴下一寸，夹胃脘两边相距五分。《素问注》载一寸。足少阴、冲脉之会。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸三壮。
主治：心满逆气，肠鸣，肺胀气抢，胁下热痛，目赤痛从内眦始。
通谷穴：在幽门穴下一寸，夹上脘两旁相距五分。《素问注》载一寸。《十四经发挥》云：自商曲至通谷，距腹中线...
壮。《明堂》载：灸三壮。
主治：失欠口噤，饮食善呕，暴喑不能言，结积留饮，癖块胸满，食不化，心恍惚，喜呕，目赤痛从内眦始。
幽门穴：夹巨阙两旁各五分陷中。《明堂》云巨阙旁一寸五分，《千金方》云夹巨阙一寸。（按幽门应当在...
。喜唾，烦闷胸痛，胸中满，不欲食，逆气咳，健忘，泄利脓血，目赤痛从内眦始。女子心腹逆气。
步廊穴：在神封穴下一寸六分陷中，距胸中线二寸，仰面取穴。《素问注》载：针四分。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸...
神封穴：在灵墟穴下一寸六分陷中，距胸中线各开二寸。《素问注》载：针四分。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸五壮。
主治：胸满呼吸困难，咳逆，呕吐，乳痈寒热。
灵墟穴：在神藏穴下一寸六分陷中，距中线各开二寸。《素问注》载：针四分。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸五壮。
主治：胸胁支满痛引胸，呼吸困难，咳逆，呕吐，胸满不欲食。
神藏穴：在彧中穴下一寸六分陷中，距胸中线二寸。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：灸五壮，针三分。《素问注》载：四分。
主治：呕吐，咳逆，喘促呼吸困难，胸满不欲食。
彧中穴：在俞府穴下一寸六分，距胸中线二寸，仰面取穴。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针四分，灸五壮。《明堂》载：灸三壮。
主治：咳逆喘息不能食，胸胁支满，涎出多唾。
俞府穴：在巨骨下璇玑旁二寸陷中，仰面取穴。《素问注》载：针四分。《铜人腧穴针灸图经》载：针三分，灸五壮。《下经》载：灸三壮。
主治：咳逆上气，呕吐，喘嗽，腹胀不下饮食，胸中痛。
按钱乙的观点，对于肾只有补法没有泻法，所以在药物上也只制作补肾地黄丸，而没有泻肾药。
心包络位于心下横膜之上，竖膜之下，与横膜相连，并被黄脂包裹的是心。在脂膜之外，有细筋膜如丝，与心肺相连的是心包。
滑寿说：手厥阴心主又叫做心包是什么原因呢？回答说：君火以名，相火以位。手厥阴代君火行事，从功能而言，所以叫手厥阴心主；从经络而言，叫心包络。一经而两名，实际上是相火。
Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian
The meridian of the Foot Shaoyin (Kidney) originates below the little toe, slanting towards the center of the foot at Yongquan (KI 1).
"Qu" means to approach. The Foot Shaoyin meridian originates below the little toe and slants towards Yongquan in the center of the foot.
It emerges below Ran Gu (KI 2), follows the posterior aspect of the medial malleolus, branches into the heel, ascends along the medial aspect of the lower leg, and emerges at the anterior margin of the medial malleolus.
"Heel" refers to the calcaneus. From Yongquan, it turns out to the point below Ran Gu at the medial malleolus, follows Tai Xi (KI 3) behind the medial malleolus, and branches into Da Zhong (KI 4), Zhao Hai (KI 6), and Shui Quan (KI 5) within the heel.
Emerging from the anterior margin of the medial malleolus, it reaches Yin Gu (KI 10).
It ascends along the posterior medial border of the thigh, penetrates the spine, connects with the Kidney, and links with the Bladder.
From Yin Gu, it ascends along the posterior medial border of the thigh, penetrates the spine, meets the Chang Qiang (GV 1) point on the spine, returns forward, and follows Heng Gu (KI 12), Da He (KI 13), Qi Xue (KI 14), Si Man (KI 15), Zhong Zhu (KI 16), and Huang Shu (KI 17). At the location of Huang Shu, on either side of the umbilicus, it connects with the Kidney; descending through Guan Yuan (CV 4) and Zhong Ji (CV 3), it links with the Bladder.
Its main branch ascends from the Kidney, passes through the Liver and diaphragm, enters the Lung, follows the throat, and flanks the root of the tongue.
The main branch ascends from where Huang Shu connects with the Kidney, following Shang Qu (KI 18), Shi Guan (KI 19), Yin Du (KI 20), and Tong Gu (KI 21), passes through the Liver ascending to You Men (KI 22), pierces the diaphragm passing Bu Lang (BL 23) to enter the Lung, then centrally follows Shen Feng (BL 24), Ling Xu (BL 25), Shen Cang (BL 26), Yu Zhong (BL 27), and Yu Fu (BL 28) ascending along the throat, joins Ren Ying (ST 9), flanks the root of the tongue, and ends.
Its branch emerges from the Lung, connects with the Heart, and pours into the chest.
The area between the two breasts is the chest. The branch diverges from Shen Cang (BL 26), circles the Heart, pours into Dan Zhong (CV 17) in the chest, and intersects with the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian.
This meridian has abundant blood and scarce qi. Qi and blood flow into it during the You hour (5-7 PM). It receives intersection from the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian.
There are twenty-seven acupoints on this meridian, totaling fifty-four points bilaterally. The needle insertion depth is two fen, retaining the needle for two breaths.
Yongquan (KI 1) (also known as Di Chong): Located in the depression in the center of the sole, when the toes are curled, found in a kneeling position. The Foot Shaoyin meridian issues here as the Jing-Well point, belonging to Wood. In excess conditions, sedate it.
Indications: Face dark like charcoal, coughing up blood, panting with asthma, restlessness wanting to rise, blurred vision, prone to fear, feeling as if being chased, dry tongue and swollen throat, upward rushing of qi with dry throat, vexation and heart pain, jaundice, intestinal dysentery, pain along the posterior medial border of the thigh, flaccidity syndrome with cold extremities, lethargy, propensity to sigh and be sad, acute abdominal pain, diarrhea with a sensation of heaviness in the anus, cold and reversed cold in the calves and feet, lumbar pain, difficulty defecating, heat knotting in the heart, wind urticaria, wind epilepsy, heart disease with hunger but lack of appetite, cough with fever, throat obstruction, stiff tongue with loss of voice, sudden heart pain, throat bi, fullness and oppression in the chest and hypochondrium, headache and dizziness, pain at the tips of all five fingers, inability of the foot to touch the ground, heat in the soles of the feet, men resembling those with gu disease, women resembling pregnancy, infertility in women, retention of urine due to bladder malposition. *Qianjin Yi Fang* states: primarily treats frequent panting, pulling pain between spine and ribs, sudden forgetfulness, yin bi, abdominal distension, lumbar pain with anorexia, wheezing and reversal, cold reaching the knees from the soles, severe throat pain preventing swallowing, aphonia, difficult urination, lower abdominal pain, wind entering the intestines, mania, urgent pain beside the umbilicus, uncontrolled epistaxis, five types of hernia, backache preceding febrile diseases, thirst with frequent drinking, pain and stiffness in the body and neck with chills, heat in the feet with reluctance to speak, manic headache, shortness of breath with cold reversal, cholera with muscle cramps, kidney accumulation ben tun. Han Dynasty, the mother of King Jibei suffered from heat reversal with hot feet; Chunyu Yi needled the sole of the foot and she recovered immediately.
Ran Gu (KI 2) (also known as Long Yuan): Located in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the medial malleolus. Another view says one cun directly below the anterior medial malleolus. The Foot Shaoyin meridian flows here as the Ying-Spring point, belonging to Fire.
Indications: Swelling, primarily swelling inside the throat preventing swallowing or expectoration of saliva, fear in the heart as if being chased, salivation with wheezing and shortness of breath, edema of the dorsum of the foot, inability to walk, cold hernia, lower abdominal distension, qi rushing to the chest and hypochondrium, coughing up bloody sputum, throat bi, dribbling leukorrhea, soreness in the popliteal fossa preventing standing for long periods, alternating cold and heat in the foot, relaxed tongue, vexation and fullness with wasting-thirst, spontaneous and night sweats, flaccidity syndrome with cold extremities, profuse diarrhea, heart pain like a needle刺 or falling sensation, stasis of evil blood retained in the abdomen, seminal emission in men, infertility in women, prolapse of the vagina, irregular menstruation, vaginal itching, neonatal tetanus with mouth locking.
Tai Xi (KI 3) (also known as Lv Xi): Located in the depression of the arterial pulse above the calcaneus, posterior to the medial malleolus. For men and women with illness, if this pulse exists, there is life; if absent, there is death.
Foot Shaoyin Meridian
Indications: Cold hands and feet extending to the joints, wheezing and vomiting, phlegm-solidity, mouth feeling like glue, frequent belching, cold hernia, febrile disease without sweating, silent lethargy, yellow urine, wasting-thirst, difficulty defecating, swollen throat with bloody sputum, phlegm masses with alternating cold and heat, cough with anorexia, abdominal and hypochondriac pain, emaciation, cold extremities in cold damage. Li Dongyuan stated: The cause of flaccidity syndrome is guiding damp-heat to allow stomach qi to exit via the yang pathways, preventing damp earth from overcoming kidney water. This point is Tai Xi.
Da Zhong (KI 4): Located in the center of the posterior heel, between the two tendons above the large bone. The collateral of the Foot Shaoyin, diverging to the Taiyang. *Tongren* states: Moxibustion three zhu, needle two fen, retain seven breaths.
Indications: Restless sleep, heat in the mouth, aversion to cold, desire to stay indoors with doors closed, shortness of breath and insufficiency, dry tongue, food unable to pass down the throat, prone to fright and unhappiness, humming in the throat, coughing and spitting with reverse qi and vexation. In excess conditions, closure and strangury; sedate it. In deficiency conditions, lumbar pain; tonify it.
Zhao Hai (KI 6): Located below the medial malleolus, origin of the Yin Qiao vessel. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle four fen, retain six breaths, moxibustion three zhu. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion seven zhu.
Indications: Pain, vision as if seeing stars, lower abdominal pain, menstrual reversal in women, limpness of the four limbs, sudden jumping or itching in the yin region, dripping clear fluid, unilateral lower abdominal pain, strangury, protrusion of the penis, irregular menstruation. Jiegu stated: Epilepsy occurring at night, moxa the Yin Qiao vessel, which is the Zhao Hai point.
Shui Quan (KI 5): One cun below Tai Xi, below the medial malleolus, Xi-Cleft point of Shaoyin. *Tongren* states: Moxibustion five zhu, needle four fen.
Indications: Blurred vision, amenorrhea in women, upon onset many palpitations and pain in the epigastrium, prolapse of the vagina, dribbling urination, abdominal pain.
Fu Liu (KI 7) (also known as Chang Yang, also known as Fu Bai): Two cun above the medial malleolus, in the depression between tendon and bone. Anteriorly beside the bone is Fu Liu; posteriorly beside the tendon is Jiao Xin.
Indications: Intestinal dysentery, internal pulling pain in the waist and spine, inability to bend, extend, sit, or stand, blurred vision, irritability, excessive talking, dry tongue and stomach heat, moving parasites with salivation, flaccid and unreceptive feet, coldness not self-warming, borborygmus in the abdomen, drum-like abdominal distension, edema of the four limbs, five types of water diseases (green, red, yellow, white, black), green takes the Jing-Well point.
Unceasing sweat pouring, dental caries, faint and thin pulse not visible, or pulse absent at times.
Jiao Xin (KI 8): Two cun above the medial malleolar bone, anterior to Shaoyin, posterior to the medial border of Taiyin, between tendon and bone, Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Qiao vessel. *Tongren* states: Needle four fen, retain ten breaths, moxibustion seven zhu.
Indications: Difficult labor, strangury, continuous bleeding in women, prolapse of the vagina, amenorrhea, unilateral lower abdominal pain, limpness of the four limbs, night sweats.
Zhu Bin (KI 9): Half cun above the medial malleolus at five cun, Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei vessel. *Tongren* states: Needle four fen, retain five breaths, moxibustion three zhu. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Hernia, fetal hernia, mania and epilepsy with wild behavior, delirious speech and cursing, sticking out the tongue, vomiting of saliva and froth, painful swelling of the foot.
Yin Gu (KI 10): Posterior to the medial condyle of the knee, under the large tendon, above the small tendon, responsive to pressure, obtained by flexing the knee. The Foot Shaoyin meridian enters here as the He-Sea point, belonging to Water.
Indications: Impotence, pain along the medial border of the thigh, continuous leakage in women, abdominal fullness preventing breathing, yellow urine, men resembling gu disease, women resembling pregnancy.
Heng Gu (KI 12): One cun below Da He, five cun below Huang Shu, in the transverse bone above the yin hair, curved like an inverted moon, each side one and a half cun from the midline of the abdomen. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun from the midline. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Moxibustion three zhu. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle one cun, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Strangury, urinary retention, longitudinal pulling pain in the genitalia, lower abdominal fullness, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus, exhaustion of the five zang organs with loss of essence.
Da He (KI 13) (also known as Yin Wei, also known as Yin Guan): One cun below Qi Xue, each side one and a half cun from the midline of the abdomen. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels.
Indications: Mid-abdominal pain, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus, excessive leukorrhea in women.
Qi Xue (KI 14) (also known as Bao Men, also known as Zi Hu): One cun below Si Man, each side one and a half cun from the midline of the abdomen. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren*.
Indications: Starting from the inner canthus, irregular menstruation in women.
Si Man (KI 15) (also known as Sui Zhong): One cun below Zhong Zhu, one cun above Qi Xue, each side one and a half cun from the midline of the abdomen. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin meridian and Chong vessel. *Tongren*.
Indications: Irregular menstruation, pain from evil blood, ben tun moving up and down, infertility.
Zhong Zhu (KI 16): One cun below Huang Shu, each side one and a half cun from the midline of the abdomen. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Needle one fen, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Heat in the lower abdomen, hard and dry stool with difficulty, qi leakage pulling the waist and spine up and down, red pain in the inner canthus, irregular menstruation in women.
Huang Shu (KI 17): One cun below Shang Qu, five fen from the umbilicus. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Needle one cun, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Cutting pain in the abdomen with cold hernia, dry stool, abdominal fullness with rumbling and difficulty in bowel movement, cold in the epigastrium, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus.
According to various schools, hernias are primarily attributed to the Kidney, so acupoints on the Foot Shaoyin meridian often treat hernias jointly. Zhu Danxi argued that hernias originate from the Liver meridian and have absolutely nothing to do with the Kidney, sufficient to correct the error of millennia.
Shang Qu (KI 18): One cun below Shi Guan, each side five fen from the midline of the abdomen. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Needle one cun, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Abdominal pain, accumulations in the abdomen, cutting pain at times, intestinal pain, anorexia, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus.
Shi Guan (KI 19): One cun below Yin Du, each side five fen from the midline of the abdomen. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Needle one cun, moxibustion three zhu.
Indications: Starting from the inner canthus, evil blood in the uterus of women, blood rushing up to the abdomen, unbearable pain.
Yin Du (KI 20) (also known as Shi Gong): One cun below Tong Gu, flanking the stomach opening, five fen apart. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. Intersection of Foot Shaoyin and Chong vessels. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion three zhu.
Indications: Fullness in the heart with reverse qi, borborygmus, lung distension with qi rushing, heat and pain in the hypochondrium, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus.
Tong Gu (KI 21): One cun below You Men, flanking the upper epigastrium, five fen apart. *Su Wen Zhu* states one cun. *Shi Si Jing Fa Hui* states: From Shang Qu to Tong Gu, distance from the abdominal midline...
zhu. *Ming Tang* states: Moxibustion three zhu.
Indications: Yawning with mouth locking, tendency to vomit after eating and drinking, sudden aphonia, retained fluid accumulation, phlegm masses with chest fullness, indigestion, mental vagueness, tendency to vomit, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus.
You Men (KI 22): Depression five fen lateral to Ju Que. *Ming Tang* states one cun five fen lateral to Ju Que; *Qian Jin* states one cun lateral to Ju Que. (Note: You Men should be located...)
Tendency to spit, vexation and chest pain, chest fullness, anorexia, reverse qi with cough, amnesia, dysentery with pus and blood, red eye pain starting from the inner canthus. Reverse qi in the heart and abdomen of women.
Bu Lang (BL 23): Six fen below Shen Feng in the depression, two cun from the midline of the chest, taken while supine. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle four fen. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion...
Shen Feng (BL 24): Six fen below Ling Xu in the depression, two cun open from the midline of the chest. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle four fen. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Chest fullness with difficulty breathing, reverse cough, vomiting, mastitis with cold and fever.
Ling Xu (BL 25): Six fen below Shen Cang in the depression, two cun open from the midline. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle four fen. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion five zhu.
Indications: Supportive fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondrium radiating to the chest, difficulty breathing, reverse cough, vomiting, chest fullness with anorexia.
Shen Cang (BL 26): Six fen below Yu Zhong in the depression, two cun from the midline of the chest. *Tongren* states: Moxibustion five zhu, needle three fen. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Four fen.
Indications: Vomiting, reverse cough, wheezing with difficulty breathing, chest fullness with anorexia.
Yu Zhong (BL 27): Six fen below Yu Fu, two cun from the midline of the chest, taken while supine. *Tongren* states: Needle four fen, moxibustion five zhu. *Ming Tang* states: Moxibustion three zhu.
Indications: Reverse cough and wheezing with inability to eat, supportive fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, excessive saliva and phlegm.
Yu Fu (BL 28): In the depression two cun lateral to Xuan Ji below Ju Gu, taken while supine. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Needle four fen. *Tongren* states: Needle three fen, moxibustion five zhu. *Xia Jing* states: Moxibustion three zhu.
Indications: Reverse cough with upward qi, vomiting, wheezing and cough, abdominal distension with inability to ingest food and drink, chest pain.
According to Qian's theory, there is only tonification and no sedation for the Kidney; thus, in medicine, only Bushen Dihuang Wan (Kidney-Tonifying Rehmannia Pill) is formulated, with no herbs for draining the Kidney.
The Pericardium Luo is located above the transverse membrane below the heart and below the vertical membrane, adhering to the transverse membrane, with the heart wrapped in yellow fat. Outside this fat membrane, fine fibrous membranes like silk connect to the heart and lungs; this is the Pericardium.
Hua Shi said: Why is the Hand Jueyin Xin-Zhu also called Xin-Bao? I reply: Jun-Huo acts by name, Xiang-Huo acts by position. The Hand Jueyin performs the duties of Jun-Huo. From the perspective of function, it is called Hand Jueyin Xin-Zhu; from the perspective of meridians, it is called Xin-Bao Luo. One meridian with two names, actually it is Xiang-Huo.