Shining Sea
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Location
Below the medial malleolus, in the small depression on the medial hock.
Landmark: Depression below the medial malleolus.
Actions and Indications
Nourishes yin and regulates body fluids.
Needling
Perpendicular, shallow 0.3-0.5 cm.
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Conditions That Use This Point
Often Used Together With
Leg Three Li 足三里
The strongest qi and blood tonic; regulates stomach and intestines and supports immunity.
Kidney Shu 腎俞
Tonifies the kidney and strengthens the bones and lower back — the principal point of the geriatric patient.
Life Gate 命門
Tonifies kidney yang — the warming point for the geriatric patient.
Inner Pass 內關
Regulates qi in the chest, stops nausea and vomiting, calms the spirit.
Supreme Stream 太溪
Tonifies both kidney yin and yang — the principal geriatric point.
Three Yin Intersection 三陰交
Nourishes blood and yin, regulates the urogenital tract, calms the spirit.