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Kidney 21 (KI 21)

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Kidney 21 (KI 21)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Youmen, Dark Gate

Location
6 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to Juque (Ren 14).

Indications
Abdominal pain and distension, indiegestion, vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, morning sickness.

Traditional Action
Courses the Liver and rectifies Qi, fortifies the Spleen and harmonizes the Stomach, clears abdominal heat.

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.



Acupuncture Points beginning with "K"

Kidney 01 (KI 1) Kidney 02 (KI 2) Kidney 03 (KI 3) Kidney 04 (KI 4) Kidney 05 (KI 5) Kidney 06 (KI 6) Kidney 07 (KI 7) Kidney 08 (KI 8) Kidney 09 (KI 9) Kidney 10 (KI 10) Kidney 11 (KI 11) Kidney 12 (KI 12) Kidney 13 (KI 13) Kidney 14 (KI 14) Kidney 15 (KI 15) Kidney 16 (KI 16) Kidney 17 (KI 17) Kidney 18 (KI 18) Kidney 19 (KI 19) Kidney 20 (KI 20) Kidney 21 (KI 21) Kidney 21 (KI 21) Kidney 22 (KI 22) Kidney 23 (KI 23) Kidney 24 (KI 24) Kidney 25 (KI 25) Kidney 26 (KI 26) Kidney 27 (KI 27) Kidney's Hollow Kiln Way (Path) Knee Gate (Knee Joint) Knee Yang Gate (Joint) Kongzui Kou Heliao Kufang Kunlun Kunlun Mountains

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