Kidney


"The Minister of Power"  The kidney is the bodies most important reservoir of essential energy.  Original qi is stored in the kidney.  In Chinese the kidney system also includes the adrenal glands and the reporductive systems.  The kidneys are susceptible to excessive stress and sexual abuse.  The kidney nourishes the bone marrow, which in Chinese includes the brain and spinal column.  Weak kidney will show up as anemia or weak blood, and many mental problems.  The kidney's vitality is reflected in the head and body hair and is associated with the aperature of the ear.  The kidney is also the seat of courage and willpower and any impairment will show as fear and parnoia.

The kidney represents the resevoir of energy in the body.  This energy is released from the kidney during any time of increased stress.  This leaves the kidneys very low on energy after the typical American day.  They are filled with new vitality from 5 to 7 pm.  This is a time to calm down and digest the days events.  Also a good time to eat a light meal.  

The kidney and bladder work together to influence the reproductory functions of the external genitalia.  Points on the kidney channel are most commonly used in urogenital disorders, rheumatoid arthritis and mental depression.

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12 Channels
FOOT MINIMUM YIN KIDNEY MERIDIAN
POINTS: 27                      
5 to 7 pm
ABBREV: K or Ki            
CHINESE: Sheng Ching


ALARM GB-25 Location: on the lateral side of the abdomen, at the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib.
TONIFICATION K-7 Location: 2 cun above K-3, on the anterior border of the tendo-caleaneus. (K-3) Midway between the tip of medial malleolus and tendo calcaneus.
SEDATION K-l or K-2 Location: (K-1) In the depression at the junction of anterior and middle third of the sole in a depression between the 2nd and 3rd metatarso-phalangeal joint when the toes are plantar flexed. (K-2) Anterior and inferior to the medal malleolus, in a depression at the anterior and inferior border of the navicular bone.
ENTRY K-1 Location: In the depression at the junction of anterior and middle third of the sole in a depression between the 2nd and 3rd metatarso-phalangeal joint when the toes are plantar flexed.
SOURCE K-3 Location: Midway between the tip of medial rnalleoius and tendo-calcaneus.
ASSOCIATED BL-23 Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
LUO K-4 Location: Inferior and anterior to medial malleolus, in the depression medial to the attachment to the tendo calcaneus, 0.5 cun slightly posteriorly below K-3 (See Source point)
EXIT K-22  Location: In 5th intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to Ren Channel.
ACCUMULATION K-5 Location: In the depression 1 cun directly below the anterior border of the medial malleolus.