KI-8 - Exchange Belief

交信 - Jiāo xìn

Point Region: Lower leg

KI

Kidney Meridian

足少阴肾经 - Zú Shàoyīn Shèn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the inner side of the lower leg, in the hollow just behind the inner edge of the shin bone (tibia), 2 cun above the most prominent point of the inner ankle bone. It lies 0.5 cun in front of KI-7.

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. Find the most prominent point of your inner ankle bone
  2. Measure two thumb-widths straight up
  3. The point is in the hollow just behind the inner edge of the shin bone
KI-8 (Exchange Belief) acupressure point location: On the inner side of the lower leg, in the hollow just behind the inner edge of the shin bone (tibia), 2 cun above the most prominent point of the inner ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying KI-8, apply gentle fingertip contact without digging along the shin. Avoid it after leg surgery or if you have a bleeding or clotting disorder; stop if pressure hurts or bruises the area.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Abdominal pain
  • Menstrual problems
  • Stomach pain
  • Gynecological disorders

Related Health Concerns

Menstrual IrregularityStomach Cramps

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent leg surgery
  • Severe bleeding disorders