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KI1 · Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin

Yongquan 涌泉 (KI1)

Yǒngquán

LOCATION On the sole, at the junction of the anterior third and posterior two thirds of the line from the web of the toes (excluding the big toe) to the heel, in a depression formed when the foot is in plantar flexion.
INDICATIONS Loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, sore throat, hypertension, difficult urination, convulsions in children, heat in the soles.
ACTIONS Restores consciousness, clears heat, descends excess upwards, calms the spirit.
NEEDLING Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
MOXIBUSTION Moxa cone 3 to 5 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 10 to 15 minutes.

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