Jing-river (gold) point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Fu" (復), also written as "伏", meaning hidden or concealed; "liu" (溜), flowing. The qi of foot shaoyin kidney meridian flows deeply and becomes concealed at this point. The point is located posterior to the transition area between soleus muscle and Achilles tendon, hence its alternate name "Fubai" (伏白, hidden white) (Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing). It is also situated along Changyang meridian (a branch of kidney meridian in lower leg), giving it the alternate name "Changyang" (昌陽) (Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing).

bubble_chart Location

Fuliu (KI7) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On the medial side of lower leg, 2 cun directly above Taixi (KI3), in the depression anterior to Achilles tendon.

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "Two cun above medial malleolus, where the pulse is continuous";
• Shenying Jing: "Directly aligned with Taixi (KI3)";
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "Five fen posterior to Jiaoxin (KI8), level with Jiaoxin".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: posteriorly, the transition area between soleus muscle and Achilles tendon; deep layer, flexor hallucis longus muscle.
• Nerves: branches of sural nerve and medial cutaneous nerve of leg; deep anteriorly, tibial nerve.
• Vessels: deep anteriorly, posterior tibial artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.3~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulate intestines, replenish kidney, disinhibit water, stop sweating.

• Classical: edema, borborygmus, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, diarrhea, bone cold, chills and fever, incessant sweating, night sweating, dry throat, blurred vision, tinnitus , deafness, consumptive thirst, aphonia, salivation, nasal pain, swollen limbs, curled tongue preventing speech, waist and spine pain, sprain of back muscles, edema, atrophy syndrome, prolonged labor.
• Modern: nephritis, urinary tract infection, dysfunctional uterine hemorrhage, acute lumbar sprain, lower limb paralysis, heel pain, sequelae of brain trauma

bubble_chart Combinations

• Swelling of limbs due to wind inversion: Fenglong (ST40), Fuliu (KI7), Dadu (SP2).
• Dry throat: Fuliu (KI7), Zhaohai (KI6), Taichong (LR3), Zhongfeng (LR4).
• Dysentery: Huiyang (BL35), Fuliu (KI7), Shugu (BL65).
• Edema and abdominal distension: Shenque (CV8), Fuliu (KI7).
• Sweating disorders: Hegu (LI4), Fuliu (KI7).
• Nephritis: Zhishi (BL52), Fuliu (KI7).
• Consumptive thirst: Ganshu (BL18), Pishu (BL20), Fuliu (KI7).

bubble_chart Notes

Lingshu-Benshu's famous work "Return".