Kidney 1, Yong Quan
湧泉 (涌泉), yǒng quán, "Gushing Spring"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Di Chong	dì chōng	地沖	Earth Surge
Di Chong	dì chōng	地衝	Earth Thoroughfare
Jue Xin	jué xīn	蹶心	Stumbling Heart
Yin Gu	yīn gǔ	陰谷	Yin Valley
Zu Shao Yin He	zú shào yīn hé	足少陰合	Foot Shao Yin Union
Zu Xia Zhong Yang Zhi Mai	zú xià zhōng yāng zhī mài	足下中央之脈	Vessel in the Center of the Sole

	Meridian: Kidney		Reference Source:		Point Location: CAM On the sole, in the depression when the foot is in plantar flexion, approximately at the junction of the anterior one-third and posterior two-thirds of the line connecting the base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and the heel. Deadman On the sole fo the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, approximately one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel, in a depression formed when the foot is plantar flexed.
	Innervation: The second common plantar digital nerve.		Vasculature: Deeper, the plantar arterial arch.
	Cautions: No cautions at this time		Technique: CAM Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Deadman

Special Groups:

Entry Point - Kidney