Location: In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the tip of the medial malleolus.
Attributes: Shu-Stream, Yuan-source, and Earth point of the Kidney channel.
TCM Actions: Enriches kidney yin; abates vacuity heat; invigorates original yang; and rectifies the womb.
Indications: Sore throat; toothache; deafness; coughing of blood; asthma; irregular menses; insomnia; seminal emission; impotence; urinary frequency ; lumbar pain.
Secondary Indications: Throat bi and swelling of the pharynx; toothache; kidney vacuity impotence and seminal emission; cold shan; difficult evacuation; mammary yong; cardiac pain; inversion cold in the extremities; damp itch and sores on the inside of the thigh; branching fullness in the chest and lateral costal region; kidney disease; heat disease with copious sweating; gluey sensation in the mouth; repletion dyspnea with fullness and phlegm tinnitus.
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Adrian P. Larsen, D.C., F.A.S.A., C.Ac.
Dr. Adrian P. Larsen is the President and Founder of Miridia Technology, where he combines his expertise in acupuncture and technology to develop innovative tools that help practitioners deliver better care and improve patient outcomes. Passionate about blending traditional healing wisdom with modern technology, Dr. Larsen has played a key role in advancing electroacupuncture and digital meridian analysis for practitioners around the world.
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