KI-9 Zhubin - Building Guest
More Spirit Names: Guest Building, Guest House, Building for the Guest, Calf Intestine, Leg Belly
| English: | Guest House |
| Also Known As: | House Guest Guest Building Building for the Guest Building Guest Building Bank Construction on the Shore Building a Great Chamber |
Location
- On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI-3 Taixi, on the line drawn between KI-3 Taixi and KI-10 Yingu, about 1 cun posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
- Locate at the junction of the lower third and upper two thirds of the distance between KI-3 Taixi and KI-10 Yingu, at the level of LIV-5 Ligou.
- 5 cun directly above KI-3 Taixi, at the lower end of the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle, on the line drawn between KI-3 Taixi and KI-10 Yingu.
- About 5 cun above KI-3 Taixi and 2 cun posterior to the medial margin of the tibia.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Straight insertion 1 to 2 cun, causing soreness and numbness extending upward to the thigh and downward to the bottom of the foot.
Command Functions
- Xi -Cleft point of the Yin Wei channel
- Point on the Yin Qiao channel
- Crossing point of the Yin Wei channel.
Actions
- Clears the Heart
- Transforms Phlegm
- Regulates Qi
- Alleviates pain
- Calms the mind
- Tonifies Kidney Yin
- Opens the chest
- Regulates the Yin Wei channel
- Opens the orifices of the Mind
Indications
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Combinations
| SI-5 | REN-14 | HT-3 |
Madness with vomiting | Mania disorder, raving fury and cursing | Vomiting of foamy or watery saliva |
ST-23 | ||
Tongue thrusting | Nephritis | Urinary tract infection |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point helps to clear Phlegm-Fire from the Heart.
- It is an excellent to calm the mind.
- It is also indicated for Disharmony between the Heart and Kidneys.
- This point generates milk for nursing mothers.
- This is an elimination point for releasing poisons associated with fluids (i.e. drugs). It is considered the main detoxification point for the body.
- A gold needle at 3rd and sixth month of pregnancy will strengthen the fetus.
- This point will be tender when venereal disease is present.
- In the name Guest House, the Heart is the guest and the Kidney is the host.
- KI-9 is the Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Wei; KI-5 serves the Kidney and KI-8 the Yin Qiao.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Often translated as Guest House: Zhu is guest and Bin is structure. It welcomes the baby and supports what is going on in fetal development. The Chinese character shows a river whose banks are being built up: Earth not controlling Water. It is a powerful point for unstable Water. So much has to be rebuilt in the foundation. It is very calming. Reinforcing the banks lets things move more smoothly and the water flow more powerfully, bringing support, solidity, strength and stability so that exchange can be even. A guest is there to help: to lend a hand and offer support when you are burnt out. |
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| Worsley | Creates spaces for our life's skeleton. Location: On the inner lower leg, 6½ ACI above the level of the medial malleolus prominence, straight above KI-7, at the medial edge of the gastrocnemius tendon. |
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From Class
- HT-3 + PC-1 + KI-9 (+ GB-22 for women): Combination from the father of the attacking and purging school (Zhang Zihe) for phlegm harassing the heart; HT-3 + KI-9 for heart-kidney communication. (Gioioso)
- HT-3 / HT-5: Calm the shen (stronger) and settle the shen (sedative-like); HT-5 for breaking through/overwhelm. (Gioioso)
- KI-9 Zhubin (Guest House): We witness our own lives; every joy, grief and false identity is a guest in the house of self — accepting all harmonizes Heart and Kidneys. (Lewis)
- KI-9 Zhubin (Guest House): Lets us step outside the narrow self; welcome the 'guests' (emotions like shame) without surrendering the house or believing we are them. (Lewis)
- KI-9 Zhubin (Yin Wei Mai): Through Yin Wei at KI-9 we become the guest who surveys the landscape of our lives. (Lewis)
- KI-9 Zhubin for phlegm from yin deficiency: Major Kidney point for phlegm congestion (related to Yin Wei Mai) when phlegm comes from yin deficiency. (Yuen)
- 'Happy baby' protocol: PC-6 + KI-9 (also SP-4 right, KI-19): Needle PC-6 and KI-9 (Yin Wei) at end of month 3/start of month 4 and months 7–8 for a good-hearted child; with Chong pulse add SP-4, KI-19. (Lewis)
- Clearing fire toxins: BL-11, SP-10, BL-17, KI-9, PC-3, LI-11: Clear fire toxins with BL-11, SP-10, BL-17; KI-9 prevents maternal toxin transmission; PC-3 clears all three levels; LI-11, SP-10 for autoimmune reactivity. (Lewis)
- Month 5 limb/chest pain & restless fetus: KI-5, BL-63, BL-20, BL-49, SI-11, KI-9 + GB-13: Month 5: limbs KI-5, BL-63, BL-20, BL-49; chest/breast SI-11; restless fetus KI-9 with GB-13; avoid strong moxa/needling — massage or light needling. (Lewis)
- Month 7 (Lung, bones): KI-9, BL-11; Long Gu, Mu Li, Xu Duan, Du Zhong: Month 7: warm the interior, rid damp-cold, strengthen bones with KI-9, BL-11, Long Gu, Mu Li, Xu Duan, Du Zhong; restless fetus: Zhong Ru Shi. (Lewis)
- Yin Wei & Yang Wei endocrine points (per Li Shizhen): Yin Wei endocrine points: KI-9 Zhubin, SP-13 Fushe (gonads), SP-15 (pancreas), LV-14, Ren-22/23; Yang Wei GB-15 to GB-20 access the hypothalamus–pituitary axis. (Rabinowitz)
- Yin Wei & Yang Wei for diabetes: For diabetes, Yin Wei points KI-9, SP-13, SP-15, SP-16, LV-14 and opening point PC-6; Yang Wei eye points (GB-16, GB-17) for retinopathy, opening point SJ-5. (Rabinowitz)
- Yin Wei Mai — weaving the inner story: Unintegrated experiences are knots in the Yin Wei Mai's fabric; Yin Wei lets us gather what was left behind, addressing conditioning at odds with the Chong blueprint. (Lewis)
- Yin Wei Mai psychic treatment — forgiving the past: Resolves deepest internal conflict: PC-6 opens the chest, KI-9 witnesses life as a revered guest, SP-15 centers, SP-16 for unresolved heartbreak, LV-14 unbinds the chest, Ren-22/23 tell a new story. (Lewis)