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Kd-3: IV-3: tai xi
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definition

tai xi = great stream; greater mountain stream
Yuan Source, Shu Stream and Earth point of the Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney) channel; one of the Nine Needles for Returning the Yang; labeled as "Kd-6" by some older translations, such as Soulie de Mourant (Mann, p. 45)
location: Between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the tip of the medial malleolus, opposite to Kun Lun (Bl-60).
actions: tonifies the Kidney, Yuan (Original) Qi, Xue (Blood) and Jing (Essence); nourishes and enriches Kidney Yin, supplies Liver Yin, and tonifies Yin of the entire body; warms Cold; cools and descends Heat; pacifies Xu (Deficiency) Fire; strengthens the Brain; benefits the ears; clears Lung Heat; nourishes the Yin to moisten the Lung, calm wheezing, and sedate cough; treats thyroid imbalance (Matsumoto); influences the pancreas (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20); tonifies Kidney Yang and Ming Men Fire (D); reinforces the Kidney to accept Qi (Finkelstein, p. 53); stabilizes Kidney Qi; strengthens control of ejaculation; regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); promotes function of the Uterus; regulates menses and Water Pathways; calms the fetus; strengthens the lower back, waist and knees; relieves pain in the teeth and bones
indications: fatigue; low blood pressure; hypertension due to Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); amnesia; poor memory; sleep disorders; tendency to excessive sleeping; insomnia; excessive dreaming during sleep; fever without perspiration; toothache; relieves pain in teeth and bones; deafness; tinnitus; anorexia; swollen and/or sore throat, esp. from Xu (Deficiency) Fire; Middle and Lower wasting and thirsting syndrome (diabetes mellitus); cough; thick phlegm; hemoptysis; asthmatic breathing; chronic consumptive disorders; mammary pain; sharp pains in heart; spasm of diaphragm; syrupy painful urinary dysfunction; urinary incontinence or retention; dark yellow urine; nephritis; restless fetus; menopausal syndrome; irregular menses; impotence; spermatorrhea; difficult defecation; hemorrhoids; low back pain and muscle tension, esp. in vicinity of UB-23 (Stephens); hand frozen; legs cold after a fever; sores on both legs (Mann, p. 45); ankle pain and swelling; pain and swelling in heel
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, toward UB-60, 0.3 - 1.5 cun, producing soreness and distension; possible numb sensation to sole of foot
moxa: 3 - 5 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
combinations:
» GV-15, PC-8, Sp-6, Kd-1, Kd-3, CV-12, GB-30, St-36 and LI-4 are the Nine Needles for Returning the Yang (Li, p. 627-628)
» with Sp-6, LI-4, GB-20 and Lv-2 reinforces the Kidney and nourishes Yin (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with an mian and LI-3 for aural vertigo (Shanghai, p. 296);
» with Sp-6 and Lu-11 strengthens Yin, reduces Heat, and stops epistaxis (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with Lu-5 for asthma with difficult inhalation; palpate and apply pressure to test for response before needling (Matsumoto);
» with Sp-6 clears, disperses and nourishes Kidney Yin Xu (Deficiency); regulates menses; and stops epistaxis (Flaws, 1989, p. 69);
» with UB-23 nourishes Kidney Yin and facilitates Jing (Essence) (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with UB-23 and UB-15 adjusts disharmony of Heart and Kidney (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with UB-23 and GV-4 invigorates Kidney Yang (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with UB-23, GV-4 and CV-4 (all: D) supports Kidney Yang (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with UB-23 and CV-4 (all: +) strengthens Kidney Jing (Essence) (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with UB-47/52 and GV-4 strengthens Kidney (Finkelstein, p. 53);
» with CV-1 and Ht-7 (+): tonify Kidney Yin and Jing (Essence), esp. for chronic nocturnal emissions (Maciocia, p. 253);
» with CV-4 reinforces Kidney Yang (Finkelstein, p. 53); treats diarrhea due to Kidney Xu (Deficiency) (Flaws, 1989, p. 80);
» with UB-54/40 and Kd-4 for lumbar pain, evacuation difficulty, cold hands and feet (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 249);
» with St-41, GB-40, UB-60, GB-35, Kd-8 and Sp-5 for arthritis in the ankle (Shanghai, p. 606);
» with UB-60 and UB-62 for swollen foot with difficulty walking (Shanghai, p. 296).


footnotes

Reprinted from The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Maciocia, Giovanni, p. 253, 1989, by permission of the publisher Churchill Livingstone, a division of Elsevier Limited.