KI-15 - Zhong Zheng

中注 - Zhōng zhù

Point Region: Lower abdomen

KI

Kidney Meridian

足少阴肾经 - Zú Shàoyīn Shèn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, 1 cun below the navel, 0.5 cun out from the midline.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. From the centre of your navel, measure one thumb-width down the midline
  2. Move half a thumb-width out to the side
  3. The point is there
KI-15 (Zhong Zheng) acupressure point location: On the lower abdomen, 1 cun below the navel, 0.5 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

After finding KI-15, use a gentle touch and avoid deep abdominal pressure. Do not use it during pregnancy or after recent surgery; suspected intestinal obstruction needs urgent medical assessment, not acupressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Constipation
  • Abdominal pain
  • Difficulty urinating
  • Infertility
  • Bowel problems
  • Stomach pain
  • Urinary problems
  • Reproductive problems

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe intestinal obstruction
  • Recent abdominal surgery