KI-7 - Returning Current
复溜 - Fù liū
Point Region: Lower leg
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the back and inner side of the lower leg, just in front of the Achilles tendon, 2 cun above the most prominent point of the inner ankle bone. It is level with KI-8 and behind it.
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:
- Find the most prominent point of your inner ankle bone
- Measure two thumb-widths straight up
- The point is just in front of the Achilles tendon
How to Apply Pressure
Find the spot two thumb-widths above the inner ankle bone, just in front of the Achilles tendon, and press with the thumb, firm but never painful. Skip it after leg surgery or injury, and if you have serious kidney disease ask your doctor first.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Edema
- Night sweats
- Low back pain
- Spontaneous sweating
- Fluid retention
- Sweating problems
- Back pain
- Kidney weakness
Related Health Concerns
Related Acupoints
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Recent leg surgery
- Severe kidney disease
- Acute leg injury