NAME
FULIU
LOCATION
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, in the depression two cun superior to KI-3 Taixi, on the anterior border of the achilles tendon.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.7 cun
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun
Sensation of local distention and soreness, possibly a numb sensation extending to the bottom of the foot
Moxibustion is applicable
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Jing-River point of the Kidney channel
Metal point of the Kidney channel
tonification point of the Kidney channel
Traversing point of the kidney channel
Mother point of the Kidney channel
ACTIONS
Benefits the Kidneys
Tonifies the Kidneys (Qi, Yin and Yang)
Regulates the water passages
Treats edema
Regulates sweating
Tonifies Wei Qi
Drains Dampness
Resolves Dampness
Clears Damp-Heat
Strengthens the lumbar region
Regulates Kidney Qi
Regulates the Bladder
Regulates menstruation
Moistens Dryness
Endocrine point (testes, thyroid, ovaries, adrenals, hormones suprarenals)
INDICATIONS
The five types of edema
Swelling of the four limbs
Swelling of the lower limb
Difficult urination
Dark urine
The five types of urinary dysfunction (Lin)
Blood painful urinary dysfunction (Lin)
Dry tongue
Parched mouth
Dry tongue with Stomach Heat
Curled tongue with inability to speak
Pain in the nostrils
Epistaxis
Tooth decay
Withered, yellow complexion
Propensity to anger with incessant talking
Propensity to laughter
Prone to anger
Cold legs
Hot and Cold bones (alternating)
Leukorrhea
Absence of sweating
Insanity
Borborygmus
Ascites
Swelling of the abdomen with drum distention
Peritonitis
Beriberi
Urination feels like passing sparks of fire
Urinary tract infection
Violent pain inside the Kidneys and spine; cannot bend over
Neurasthenics
Cholera
Lower Jiao wasting and thirsting
Hyperthyroidism with excessive sweating
Heatstroke with excessive sweating
Gastric ulcers
Cold sweats
Exhaustion
Paraplegia
Prolapse of Bladder
Abnormal sweating
Spontaneous sweating
Night sweating
Incessant night sweats
Ceaseless sweating
Fever with anhidrosis
Diarrhea
Abdominal distention with borborygmus
Dysenteric disorder
Red dysentery (Bloody stools)
Pus and Blood in the stool
Heavy feeling in the rectum after diarrhea
Bleeding hemorrhoids
Constipation
Seminal emission
Menorrhagia
Uterine bleeding
Lumbar pain
Pain of the lumbar vertebrae
Lumbar pain due to Qi Stagnation
Atrophy disorder of the leg
Paralysis of the foot
Muscular atrophy of the foot
Pulseless syndrome
Nephritis
Orchitis
Tidal fevers
Common Cold without sweat
Neuralgia of the lumbar muscles preventing dorsiflexion and ventriflexion
Myelitis
Asthenopia (cannot see clearly)
Vision problems
Malarial disorders
Urethritis
Coma
Tonsillitis
Renal atrophy
Arterial hypofunction
Cold feet and bones
Weakness of limbs after shock
Problems arising from Intestinal parasites
COMBINATIONS
| REN-9 Shuifen | REN-8 Shenque | SP-4 GongsunLIV-4 Zhongfeng SP-3 Taibai REN-9 Shuifen |
| Edema | Edema with Qi distention and fullness | Drum distention |
| DU-14 Dazhui UB-43 (moxa) Gaohuangshu | LI-4 Hegu | PC-3 Quze LU-10 Yuji SI-1 Shaoze DU-23 Shangxing LIV-8 Ququan UB-60 Kunlun GB-43 Xiaxi GB-44 Zuqiaoyin |
| Spontaneous sweating | Little sweating (reinforce LI-4 and reduce KI-7) Copious sweating (reduce LI-4 and reinforce KI-7) Stomach ulcers | Absence of sweating |
| ST-44 Neiting LI-4 Hegu M-HN-30 Bailao | KI-2 Rangu | REN-2 Qugu LIV-3 Taichong REN-4 Guanyuan SP-6 Sanyinjiao ST-25 Tianshu |
| Injury by Cold with absence of sweating (reduce Ki-7 and ST-44, reinforce the others) Injury by Cold with sweating (reinforce KI-7 and reduce ST-44 and LI-4) | Drooling | Red and white leukorrhea (use seven cones of moxa on REN-2 and one hundred cones of moxa on ST-25 and SP-6) |
| UB-40 Weizhong | UB-11 Dazhu GB-39 Xuanzhong UB-62 Shenmai ST-45 Lidui UB-23 Shenshu | UB-62 Shenmai ST-45 Lidui |
| Pain of the lumbar spine | Coldness and pain of the bone marrow | Cold sensations of the legs |
| LIV-3 Taichong | REN-9 Shuifen KI-9 Shuifen ST-36 Zusanli M-HN-13 Yiming | LIV-3 Taichong UB-35 Huiyang |
| Breast pain | Cirrhosis of the Liver | Blood in the stool |
| HT-6 Yinxi | ||
| Kidney Yin Deficiency sweating |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Contraindicated after the eighth month of pregnancy
NOTES
This point is one of the foremost points to strengthen the Kidney's function of dominating Body fluids, regulating urination. and controlling sweating. This point is indicated for various types of bleeding, including hematuria, hemafecia, epistaxis, uterine bleeding and menorrhagia. Moxa this point and the Dan tian for Blood Lin. This point is better at tonifying Kidney Yang than KI-3 Taixi. This point also works on the Lungs, (fluid must return to whence it comes)