Shu-stream (earth) point. Yuan-source point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Tai" (太), greatness or abundance; "xi" (溪), stream or river. The qi of foot shaoyin kidney meridian emerges from sole of foot, passes through Rangu (KI2), and then flows into a great stream, where it corresponds to the pulsation of artery, hence the name.

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Taixi (KI3) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On medial side of foot, posterior to medial malleolus, in the depression between tip of medial malleolus and Achilles tendon.

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "Behind medial malleolus, above heel bone, in the depression";
• Yixue Rumen: "5 fen posterior to medial malleolus";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Level with the tip of medial malleolus".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: anteriorly, tendons of tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus; posteriorly, Achilles tendon and tendon of plantar muscle; deep layer, flexor hallucis longus muscle.
• Nerve: medial cutaneous nerve of leg, at the pathway of tibial nerve.
• Vessels: posterior tibial artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Replenish kidney, reduce fire.

• Classical: lethargy, dark urine, lower abdominal heat, abdominal distension, heart pain, wheezing, vomiting, coughing, fullness in chest and hypochondrium, swelling and pain in throat, spitting blood, heat in mouth, sticky saliva, consumptive thirst, cholera, cold extremities, hot foot, toothache, seminal emission, enuresis, dribbling urination, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, damp itching and sores in inner thigh, breast abscess, epistaxis, swollen feet, pain in sole of foot.
• Modern: chronic pharyngitis, vertigo, nephritis, urinary tract infection, insomnia, neurasthenia, kidney deficiency toothache due to kidney deficiency, central retinochoroiditis, pain in sole of foot.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Dry throat, heat in mouth and sticky saliva: Shaoze (SI1), Taixi (KI3).
• Throat swelling: Zhongzhu (TE3), Taixi (KI3).
• Persistent epistaxis: Duiduan (GV27), Naokong (GB19), Fengmen (BL12), Taixi (KI3) , stable white.
• Red and swollen legs and feet: Taixi (KI3), Kunlun (BL60), Shenmai (BL62).
• Vertigo: Wangu (GB12), Taixi (KI3), Taichong (LR3).
• Toothache due to kidney deficiency: Xiaguan (ST7), Jiache (ST6), Taixi (KI3).
• Insomnia and excessive dreaming: Shenmen (HT7), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taixi (KI3).