Kidney
KI6
照海 · Zhaohai
Shining Sea
Just below the inner ankle, opening the Yin Qiao.
Opens the Yin Qiao vessel
Use caution
System
- Channel
- Kidney (KI)
- Element
- Water
- Yin or yang
- yin
- Organ system
- Kidney
- Region
- Foot
- Limb rule
- Foot Shaoyin
Where it is
In the hollow directly below the tip of the inner ankle bone.
Nearby: Inner ankle ligaments. Smaller hollow than KI3, which is behind the ankle toward the Achilles.
Traditionally said to
Opening point of the Yin Qiao vessel. Traditionally used for a dry throat, sleep, and cycles, often studied as the pair of LU7.
What people look up
Acupressure
Light to moderate pressure in the hollow, 30–45 seconds.
When not to press: Skip a swollen or injured ankle. In pregnancy, keep any ankle work mild and skip points this app marks as avoided.
About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.
Licensed practice only
Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture
Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.
Depth
Common textbook range: about 0.3–0.5 cun perpendicular.
Angle
Perpendicular, below the medial malleolus.
Electroacupuncture
Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.
Nearby on this channel
Herbs often paired for a similar pattern
A study link, not a formula and not a dose.
Tags
zhaohai · yin qiao · inner ankle