Taixi (KI3)
Taixi (KI3), “Supreme Stream”, is a point on the Kidney meridian. It is point 3 of the 27 on the channel. The most important point of the Kidney meridian.
Location
In the depression between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, at the level of the tip of the medial malleolus.
Functions according to tradition
The most important point of the Kidney meridian. Tonifies Kidney Yin, nourishes Essence (Jing), strengthens Kidney Yang, treats deep constitutional weakness.
Traditional indications
- Kidney deficiency
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Lumbar pain
- Aging
- Menopause
- Chronic asthma
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Where the original Qi of the organ manifests. Tradition uses it both to examine and to treat the channel's organ.
Third of the transport points: the Qi “flows”. It is associated with heaviness of the body and joint pain; in the yin channels it coincides with the Source point.
Precautions
No specific contraindications. Avoid the posterior tibial artery.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- GB10 Fubai (Gallbladder): Deafness, Tinnitus
- GB11 Touqiaoyin (Gallbladder): Deafness, Tinnitus
- GB2 Tinghui (Gallbladder): Deafness, Tinnitus
- GB3 Shangguan (Gallbladder): Deafness, Tinnitus
- GB43 Xiaxi (Gallbladder): Deafness, Tinnitus
- SI16 Tianchuang (Small Intestine): Deafness, Tinnitus
Point profile
- Code
- KI3
- Pinyin name
- Tài Xī
- Characters
- 太溪
- Translation
- Supreme Stream
- Meridian
- Kidney
- Element
- Water
- Classification
- Yuan-Source, Shu-Stream
- Topics
- Kidney, Nourish Yin, Constitution
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