LOCATION
On the lateral side of the abdomen, on the lower border of the free end of the twelveth rib.
Features
Front-mu point of kidney meridian. Good for palpitation and diagnosis of Kidney problems. Helps with urinary stones.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The eleventh intercostal nerve, intercostal artery and vein.
Indication
Nephritis，colic，urolithiasis；intercostal nerve pain，back muscle strain，enteritis. Local point for pain in the lumbar a/or lateral costal region especially when presenting with a KI deficiency. KI/SP Issues involving dampness – diarrhea (esp. watery/cold), bloating, abdominal distention. Diuretic point – urinary retention, difficult urination, edema. Uterine stones – assists passage.
Combinations
Abdominal distension a.：GB 25 & LR 05 & LR 04.
Abdominal distension b.：GB 25 & ST 25 & CV 12 & TE 06.
Lumbago a. caused by kidney insufficiency，：GB 25 & BL 23 & SP 06.
Lumbago b.：GB 25 & LR 02.
Lumbago c.：GB 25 & BL 23 & BL 28 & BL 40.
Difficulty in urination and yellowish：GB 25 & KI 06.
Throughflux diarrhea：GB 25 & KI 02 & SP 09.
Throughflux diarrhea and pain：GB 25 & BL 60.
Rigid back：GB 25 & KI 18.
穴位
在側腰部，章門後1.8寸，當第十二肋骨游離端的下方。
特點
腎之募穴。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
第十一肋間神經，肋間動、靜脈。
適應症
腎炎，疝痛，尿石病；肋間神經痛，腰背肌勞損，腸炎。
穴位配伍療法
腹脹 a：1.京門 2.蠡溝 3.中封
腹脹 b：1.京門 2.天樞 3.中脘 4.支溝
腰痛 a 腎虛：1.京門 2.腎俞 3.三陰交
腰痛 b不可以久立俯仰：1.京門 2.行間
腰痛 c：1.京門 2.腎俞 3.膀胱俞 4.委中
尿黃、水道不通：1.京門 2.照海
洞泄不化：1.京門 2.然谷 3.陰陵泉
洞泄體痛：1.京門 2.崑崙
脊強反折：1.京門 2.石關