足少阴肾经重点穴:涌泉(肾经1)

穴义

涌，涌出；泉，水泉。
水上出为涌泉。穴居足心陷中，经气自下而上，如涌出之水泉。

Meaning

Yong, to gush; quan, spring.
Welled-up water is called gushing spring. The point is on the depression of hte sole; the Qi of meridian flows upwards as a gushing spring.

定位

足底（去趾）前中1/3交界处。

Location

approximately at the junction of the anterior and middle third of the sole (excluding toe).

主治

① 醒脑开窍，治昏厥，癔病，抽搐等；
② 对血压有双向调节作用，既可治休克，又可治疗高血压（以炙为好）；
③ 末梢神经炎，跖趾麻痛等。

Indication

1. to activate the brain-energy for waking up a patient from unconsciousness: syncope, hysteria, etc.
2. to treat both shock and high blood pressure (Moxibustion is preferred).
3. terminal neuritis, pain and numbness of toe and sole.

针法

直刺0.5-1寸

Method

perpendicularly 0.5-1 cun

备考

井穴

Remarks

Jing-Well Point