KI-3

KI-3

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Channel
Kidney KiKidney Ki
Element
WaterWater
English

Supreme Stream

Name

太谿

Transliteration

Taixi

Special Point
Key PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Description

Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point Lung is the canopy and Kidney is the root of the tree of the body Strengthens both kidney yin and kidney yang.

Indications
KidneysheatdeficiencyqiLunglumbar spine
Kinesiology
hearingmemoryvestibularmenstruationsleepbackachelibidokey point for kidney organ
Channel Psychology

St: I am afraid of being myself. Fear and discontent
 Sp: I procrastinate and worry. Afraid of being alone or rejected

Key Spirit Point Themes
Being of service to connect
Physical Conditions
Extreme deficiencyPain - lumbarAbdominal distention
Symptoms

Deafness, tinnitus, headache and dizziness, toothache, nosebleed, sore throat, heat sensation in the mouth, phlegm in the mouth that feels like glue, wasting and thirsting disorder, hot disease with copious sweating, cough, cough with no pleasure in eating, wheezing, difficulty breathing, asthma, chest pain, insomnia, excessive dreaming, poor memory, heat sensation in the palms, stabbing pain in the heart, seminal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, irregular menstruation, frequent and copious urination, enuresis, yellow urine, abdominal distension, difficult defecation, damp itchy skin lesions on the inner thigh, lumbar pain, pain of the abdomen and lateral costal region, coldness of the lower limbs, numbness and pain of the legs, swelling and pain of the ankle, swelling and pain of the heel

Balances
Template Balancing - Original Qi & Ling E/M125 Shu Points Balance Overview5 Shu Points (Reference Information)Emotion Master PointsEmotion Master Point: ControlYuan Points balanceThe Birth and Death (Golden Gate) ProcedureConnection Spirit PointsDeficient Digestion Balance BC21Fatigue BalanceQi Rhythm 5 Shu Points: Shu Stream (3rd most distal except GB41) Ki3 Tai Xi – Great Mountain StreamSleep BalancePain Balance
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.