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Kidney 19 (KI 19)

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Kidney 19 (KI 19)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Yindu, Yin Metropolis

Location
4 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Zhongwan (Ren 12).

Indications
Borborygmus, abdominal pain, epigastric pain, constipation, vomiting.

Traditional Action
Fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, regulates Qi dynamic and frees abdominal Qi, regulates the Penetrating and Conception vessels.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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