KI9 (Zhubin, “Guest House”) is the Xi-cleft point of the Kidney Channel Meridian. It is located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI3 (Taixi), at the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle, on the line connecting KI3 and KI10 (Yingu). It calms the spirit, clears heat, detoxifies.
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI3 (Taixi), at the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle, on the line connecting KI3 and KI10 (Yingu).
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-1.0 cun.
Calms the spirit, clears heat, detoxifies.
Mental disorders, leg pain, hernia, vomiting, food poisoning.
As the Xi-cleft point of the Kidney channel, KI9 is a powerful point for acute conditions and pain along the channel, but it is uniquely known for its ability to detoxify the body, especially from drug or food poisoning. It is also the confluent point of the Yinwei Mai, making it effective for psycho-emotional disorders, particularly anxiety and fear stemming from Yin deficiency. Clinically, it is often used for leg pain, mental restlessness, and as an empirical point for calming the fetus.
KI9 is one of 27 points on the Kidney Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
KI9 (Zhubin) is located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 5 cun superior to KI3 (Taixi), at the lower border of the gastrocnemius muscle, on the line connecting KI3 and KI10 (Yingu).
KI9 calms the spirit, clears heat, detoxifies. Common clinical indications include mental disorders, leg pain, hernia, vomiting, food poisoning.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-1.0 cun.
KI9 is a point on the Kidney Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyīn Shènjīng).