KI1 (Yǒngquán, “Yǒngquán”) is the Jing-Well Point point of the Kidney Channel Meridian. It is located on the sole of the foot, in the depression that appears in the anterior third when the toes are curled plantarward, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds of the line connecting the base of the second and third toes to the heel. It descends excess from the head, clears deficiency heat, calms the spirit, restores consciousness, and treats disorders of the throat and tongue.
On the sole of the foot, in the depression that appears in the anterior third when the toes are curled plantarward, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds of the line connecting the base of the second and third toes to the heel.
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun. This point is known for being particularly sensitive.
Descends excess from the head, clears deficiency heat, calms the spirit, restores consciousness, and treats disorders of the throat and tongue.
Headache, vertex headache, dizziness, shoulder and back pain, neck pain, sore throat, dry tongue, loss of voice, difficulty speaking, foot pain, heat in the soles of the feet, inability to stand, wind rash, generalized body pain with sweating (Li Jie Feng), infantile convulsions, infertility in women, abdominal pain with chest and flank fullness, heat disease, body and lumbar spine feeling disjointed, poor appetite, mania, agitation, fainting from heatstroke, foot cramps, fever with chills, bone pain, aversion to wind, cough with shortness of breath.
As the lowest point on the body and the origin of the Kidney channel, Yongquan has a powerful ability to draw down excess Qi and fire that has flared up to the head, making it a primary point for severe headache, dizziness, hypertension, and loss of consciousness. It is also used to anchor the Qi and nourish Yin, treating deficiency heat symptoms like night sweats, hot flashes, and anxiety. Its location on the sole makes it effective for reviving consciousness and calming extreme agitation.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《黃帝內經》 Huángdì Nèijīng — The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, c. 2nd–1st c. BCE · re-bing · Source: Wikisource ↗
熱病挾臍急痛，胸脅滿，取之涌泉與陰陵泉The text records that for febrile disease with acute pain beside the navel and fullness of the chest and flanks, KI1 and Yinlingquan were used.
《扁鵲心書》 Biǎn Què Xīnshū — Bian Que's Heart Book, Dou Cai, 1146 · 卷上 · 扁鵲灸法 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
湧泉二穴，在足心宛宛中。 治遠年腳氣腫痛，或腳心連脛骨痛，或下粗腿腫，沉重少力，可灸此穴五十壯According to this text, KI1 lies in the hollow at the centre of the sole. It records that 50 moxa cones here were used for long-standing leg qi with swelling and pain, pain from the sole up the shin, or thick swollen legs that feel heavy and weak.
《扁鵲神應針灸玉龍經》 Biǎn Què Shényìng Zhēnjiǔ Yùlóng Jīng — Bian Que's Jade Dragon Classic of Divinely Responsive Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 1329 · 劳证 · Source: Wikisource ↗
涌泉∶在脚底心，转足三缝中，又以二指至足跟尽处折中是穴。 直针三分According to this text, KI1 lies at the centre of the sole, among the three creases formed when the foot is flexed; it can also be found at the midpoint measured from the toes to the end of the heel. It is needled straight 3 fen.
KI1 is one of 27 points on the Kidney Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
KI1 (Yǒngquán) is located on the sole of the foot, in the depression that appears in the anterior third when the toes are curled plantarward, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds of the line connecting the base of the second and third toes to the heel.
KI1 descends excess from the head, clears deficiency heat, calms the spirit, restores consciousness, and treats disorders of the throat and tongue. Common clinical indications include headache, vertex headache, dizziness, shoulder and back pain, neck pain, sore throat, dry tongue, loss of voice, difficulty speaking, foot pain, heat in the soles of the feet, inability to stand, wind rash, generalized body pain with sweating (Li Jie Feng), infantile convulsions, infertility in women, abdominal pain with chest and flank fullness, heat disease, body and lumbar spine feeling disjointed, poor appetite, mania, agitation, fainting from heatstroke, foot cramps, fever with chills, bone pain, aversion to wind, cough with shortness of breath.
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun. This point is known for being particularly sensitive. Caution: The Zi Sheng Jing warns that moxibustion on this point may impair the ability to walk. Needling is considered superior. The point is very sensitive to stimulation.
KI1 is a point on the Kidney Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyīn Shènjīng).