Taixi (KI 3)

Point Yuan point of the kidney, kidney yuan qi.
Shu point (3^rd).

Location of Taixi

Taixi lies behind the top of the internal malleolus.
Middle of the internal malleolus and Achilles tendon.

Taixi therapeutic functions

Very important point.

• Taixi is a local point for ankle and tarsal canal pathologies ;
• This is the point most used to tone the Qi, kidney yang and to nourish kidney yin.