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POINT: KI-21 (KIDNEY-21)  

English: Hidden Gate
Also Known As: Dark Gate
  • On the upper abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the Midline (REN-14 Juque).
  • 0.5 cun lateral to REN-14 Juque, on the abdomen.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: deep needling, especially in thin patients, will puncture the Liver on the right side and the peritoneum on the left.
  • Straight insertion 0.7 to 1 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.7 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Meeting point of the Chong channel
  • Fortifies the Spleen
  • Harmonizes the Stomach
  • Lowers rebellion
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Benefits the chest and breasts
  • Alleviates pain
  • Abdominal pain
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Counterflow Qi
  • Retching
  • Vomiting of foamy saliva
  • Much spittle
  • Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
  • Fullness with no pleasure in eating
  • Difficult ingestion
  • Focal distention below the Heart
  • Diarrhea
  • Blood in the stools
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • Indigestion
  • Chest pain
  • Distention of the lateral costal region
  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region radiating to the back
  • Coughing
  • Hemoptysis
  • Heart pain in women
  • Poor memory
  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Distended Stomach
  • Stomach spasms
  • Chronic gastritis
  • Abdominal distention
  • Morning sickness

REN-18
Yutang

DU-11
Shendao
LU-7
Lieque
UB-43
Gaohuangshu

SP-8
Diji

SP-9
Yinlingquan
REN-9
Shuifen
UB-27
Xiaochangshu

Agitation of the Heart with vomiting

Poor memory

No pleasure in eating

SP-5
Shangqiu
UB-66
Zuhonggu

 

 

Vomiting

 

 

  • This point is used to maintain the balance of life.