KI12 (Dazhong, “Dazhong”) is the Luo-Connecting point of the Kidney Meridian point of the Kidney Channel Meridian. It is located on the medial aspect of the ankle, in a depression posteroinferior to the medial malleolus, at the anterior border of the Achilles tendon, 0.5 cun posterior and slightly inferior to KI3 Taixi. It tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the lower back, calms the spirit, clears deficiency heat, regulates urination, and benefits the throat and lungs.
On the medial aspect of the ankle, in a depression posteroinferior to the medial malleolus, at the anterior border of the Achilles tendon, 0.5 cun posterior and slightly inferior to KI3 Taixi.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the lower back, calms the spirit, clears deficiency heat, regulates urination, and benefits the throat and lungs..
Abdominal fullness, shortness of breath, constipation, difficult urination, urinary retention, urinary dribbling, blood in urine, lumbar and spinal pain, vexation and fullness, vomiting, coughing up blood, wheezing, throat constriction, dry tongue, dysphagia, fright and fear, mental dullness, disinclination to speak, lassitude, desire to stay indoors, malaria with more cold than heat, dementia, somnolence..
As the Luo-Connecting point, Dazhong treats psycho-emotional disorders rooted in Kidney deficiency, such as fear, fright, and social withdrawal. It powerfully strengthens the connection between the Kidney and Bladder channels, making it a key point for urinary disorders like retention or dribbling, especially when there is a deficiency component. It also addresses chronic conditions involving both the source (Yuan) and connecting (Luo) aspects of the Kidney channel, such as chronic lower back pain or asthmatic breathing.
KI12 is one of 27 points on the Kidney Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
KI12 (Dazhong) is located on the medial aspect of the ankle, in a depression posteroinferior to the medial malleolus, at the anterior border of the Achilles tendon, 0.5 cun posterior and slightly inferior to KI3 Taixi.
KI12 tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the lower back, calms the spirit, clears deficiency heat, regulates urination, and benefits the throat and lungs. Common clinical indications include abdominal fullness, shortness of breath, constipation, difficult urination, urinary retention, urinary dribbling, blood in urine, lumbar and spinal pain, vexation and fullness, vomiting, coughing up blood, wheezing, throat constriction, dry tongue, dysphagia, fright and fear, mental dullness, disinclination to speak, lassitude, desire to stay indoors, malaria with more cold than heat, dementia, somnolence.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
KI12 is a point on the Kidney Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyīn Shènjīng).