Kidney 10

May 17

KD 10 / Yingu / Yin valley

POINT LOCATION

When the knee is flexed, the point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa, between the tendons of m. semitendonosus and semimembranosus, at the level with UB 40.

Associations

He-Sea Point of the Kidney Channel
Horary Point of the Kidney Channel

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

Difficult urination
UTI
Impotence
Hernia
Pain and itching of the genitals
Uterine bleeding
Leukorrhea
Mental disorders
Lower back/knee pain

TCM ACTIONS

Clears Damp-Heat from lower Jiao
Tonifies KD
Benefits the lower back
Opens Channel
Alleviates pain

TCM Patterns Treated

Liver Yin Deficiency
Bladder Damp Heat

Elizabeth Fuqua

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