Ponto Jing-Rio (Metal)Ponto de TonificaçãoSafeMembro Inferior
Depth
00.5–1 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
📍 Location (classical)
On the medial side of the leg, 2 cun directly superior to KI-3, on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated or in dorsal decubitus, locate the point 2 cun immediately above Tai Xi (KI-3), at the anterior border of the calcaneal tendon.
🔬 Anatomy
Soleus muscle, medial border of the Achilles tendon. Innervated by the medial sural cutaneous nerve and the tibial nerve.
💉 Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.0 cun.
📜 Etymology
Fu (复), return; Liu (溜), current, swift. The point lies above Tai Xi (KI-3). The Qi of the Kidney Meridian, Foot Shao Yin, makes a turn around the medial malleolus before continuing on to Fu Liu (KI-7).
