Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin
KI
Foot-Shaoyin: sole to chest
- Type：Foot-Shaoyin
- Organ：Kidney
- Time of flow：You hour (5–7 p.m.)
- Course：Starting at Yongquan on the sole, it winds behind the inner ankle, runs up the back edge of the inner lower leg and thigh, enters the abdomen to belong to the kidney, and rises beside the front midline to Shufu below the collarbone.
- Traditionally associated with：Low back ache, heel pain, tinnitus, night urination, and fatigue.
Related acupoints
- Yongquan (KI1)：On the sole, at the front third, where a depression appears when the toes curl (on the sole; not shown on the diagram)
- Taixi (KI3)：Depression between the inner ankle tip and the Achilles tendon
- Zhaohai (KI6)：1 cun below the inner ankle tip, in the depression on the lower edge of the inner ankle