KI-3 Taixi - Greater Mountain Stream
More Spirit Names: Great Ravine
| English: | Supreme Stream |
| Also Known As: | Great River Supreme Brook Excessive Brook Lushi Great Creek Greater Mountain Stream Supreme Valley Reflecting Sea Bigger Sea Greater Stream Great Ravine |
Location
- In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the prominence of the medial malleolus. Locate in the center of the depression, midway between the prominence of the medial malleolus and the posterior border of the Achilles tendon.
- In the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon.
- Located in the depression between the medial malleolus and the tendocalcaneus, level with the vertex of the medial malleolus.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun or join to UB-60 Kunlun. Sensation: distention and soreness, possibly a numb sensation extending to the sole of the foot.
- For pain in the sole of the foot, point the needle slightly toward the medial malleolus, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: an electric, numb sensation extending to the sole of the foot.
- Puncture perpendicularly0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Shu-Stream point of the Kidney channel
- Yuan-Source point of the Kidney channel
- Earth point of the Kidney channel
Actions
- Nourishes Kidney Yin
- Benefits the Kidneys
- Clears Deficiency Heat
- Tonifies Kidney Yang
- Anchors the Qi
- Benefits the Lungs
- Strengthens the lumbar spine
- Strengthens the lower back and knees
- Cools Heat
- Promotes the function of them uterus
- Benefits Jing
- Regulates the uterus
- Tonifies Blood
- Warms Cold
- Restores collapsed Yin
- Calms the fetus
- Strengthens the brain
- Regulates menstruation
- Regulates the water pathways
Indications
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Combinations
| SI-1 | KI-2 | SJ-3 |
Dry throat Heat in the mouth with saliva like glue | Swelling of the inside of the throat | Swelling of the throat |
KI-4 Or KI-6 | ||
Cough with rebellious Qi and agitation | Lumbar pain due to Kidney Deficiency | Somnolence |
REN-4 | UB-57 | KI-10 |
Ceaseless diarrhea and dysenteric disorder | Difficult defecation | Dark urine |
UB-60 | ||
Pain of the penis | Pain of the inner and outer ankle | Paralysis of the lower extremity |
N-HN-54 | ||
Redness, swelling and pain of the leg and foot | Aural vertigo |
- KI-3 + KI-6 + REN-4: tonifies Kidney Yin
- KI-3 + KI-7 + DU-4: tonifies Kidney Yang
- KI-3 + UB-58: strengthens the lower back (KI-3 as host, UB-58 as guest)
Contraindications
Notes
- This is the most important point for treating Yin Deficiency.
- This is an extremely important point used to tonify any Deficiency of the Kidneys.
- This point is good for diseases of Nu, a type of alternating chills and fever.
- This is also said to be a good point for dental pain.
- This point is good to use if the Heart pulse is deep.
- This point affects the pancreas.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Tai means greatness. Xi means a deep, small stream, with great empowering depth and control. By now more water runs through the meridian, clear and clean and full of trace elements, so this point lets us draw on the fluid reserves and enrich Water's quality. It is a very steady point for the Water and calming on the emotions. As the Earth point, it lends Earth's stability, helping the person adapt like flowing water to changes, without the fear of losing control. A filling point: it lets a person stand within life's stream and let life flow through them without reacting. It is a source of nourishment and great power that reassures, holds and fills, giving the holding a person needs to find the courage to step into life's mystery. The water has become a stream gaining force and vitality, clearing sluggishness and washing away fears and stagnation, moving the muck out of the way. |
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| Worsley | Gives us the power and confidence to know our deepest self.
Location: On the inner side of the lower leg, 1 ACI above the most prominent point of the medial malleolus, over the posterior tibial artery. |
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From Class
- LU-7 Lieque: Lung 7 more effective than LU-9 for weak hemoglobin; with KI-3 and SP-3 for the organs involved. (Yuen)
- KI-3 & KI-6: KI-3 for strong familial/inherited patterns (thyroid, asthma); KI-6 to clear some overall heat. (Fuggman)
- KI-3 + KI-24 / KI-16: KI-3 grounds; KI-24 'soul burial ground' awakens soul and potency in the upper jiao; KI-16 treats second/third chakra repression and opens the heart.
- Du-3, BL-23, BL-40, KI-3 + low back ashi (standardized low back pain protocol): Standardized chronic low back pain protocol: Du-3, bilateral BL-23, a low-back ashi point, bilateral BL-40 and KI-3; 20 min, twirling at 10 min and before removal. (Cherkin)
- Month 7: BL-40, BL-57, ST-36, KI-3, Du-1; Gui Pi Tang: Tonify qi and blood, lift the Spleen, strengthen capillaries. (Lewis)
- Urinary issues/fetal drop: BL-23, Du-4, BL-63, KI-3, KI-7, Du-20; damp-heat: BL-22, BL-28, BL-32, BL-53, BL-63, SP-9: Kidney weakness: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan with these points; Spleen sinking: Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, BL-20, Du-20, ST-36, BL-28; damp-heat: Zi Shen Tang. (Lewis)
- Clary sage: Oil that resonates with KI-3 Taixi; apply a drop on the point. (Yuen)
- Nine Needles to Return Yang — as death medicine: Three stages: Separation (Du-15, PC-8, PC-6, SP-6); Transition (KI-1, KI-3, Ren-12); Deliverance (GB-30, ST-36 or ST-37, LI-4), giving yang momentum for passage. (Lewis)
- Nine Points to Return Yang (soul-summoning, used counterflow): Used counterflow so souls don't separate before business is done: PC-8, PC-6, SP-6, KI-1, KI-3, Ren-12, GB-30, ST-36, LI-4, from Jing to Qi to Shen. (Lewis)