Acupoint+KI-21+(You+Men)

**KI21 ** ** • **   **You Men**    •    **Kidney** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> **21** <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> Dark Gate. Meeting Point on the Kidney Channel with the Penetrating Vessel. = = =Location= 6 cun above the umbilicus, .5 cun lateral to CV-14.

=Point Summary= <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">//Regulates The Spleen Spreads Liver Qi Unbinds Chest Benefits the Breasts Alleviates Pain Harmonizes the Stomach Lowers Rebellion// KI11-21 reinforce the CV points they are lateral to.

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3-0.7 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
No deep needle to avoid liver.

=General Indications=

Functions
local

Indications
local

Special Notes
exit point of KD meridian (on NCCA exam)

=Diagnostic Indications:= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Abdominal Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Agitation And Fullness Below The Heart **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Cardiac Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Chest Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Diarrhea **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Hypersalivation **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Nausea And Vomiting **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Vomiting **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">