Name
水泉
- Shui Quan
- Water Spring
Nature
- Xi-Cleft point of the Kidney channel
Location
1 cun below KI-3, just above the border of the calcaneus
Functions
Nourishes the function of all organs (Triple Burner)
- Moves Yin and Blood, especially of the uterus: moves and releases menstruation, makes it descend, regulates the amount, dysmenorrhea. Prolapse of uterus.
- Edema, swelling, difficult urination, acute cystitis, bladder tenesmus, polyuria.
- Local point for acute heel pain, calcaneus
Treatment
- Needling: 0.5 cun perpendicular