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Kidney meridian

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Kidney meridian

Kidney 1

Pain

  • Vertex headache
  • Throat pain with inability to swallow
  • Lumbar pain with difficult defecation
  • Pain in the lower abdomen in pregnant women with inability to urinate
  • Periumbilical pain
  • Pain and swelling of the leg
  • Chronic pain and numbness of the foot
  • Pain of the five toes with inability to stand

Affecting movement

  • Throat pain with inability to swallow
  • Sudden turmoil disorder with cramps
  • Contracted sinews
  • Lower limb paralysis
  • Pain of the five toes with inability to stand

Neurological

  • Epilepsy
  • Lower limb paralysis
  • Chronic pain and numbness of the foot

Affecting temperature

  • Cold sensation of the feet and shins
  • Heat in the soles of the feet

Color and swelling

  • Pain and swelling of the leg

Obstruction

  • Throat painful obstruction

Skin

  • Jaundice

Pathology

  • Jaundice

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Dyspnea
  • Vomiting and coughing blood

Heart

  • Hypertension

Gastrointestinal

  • Constipation
  • Lumbar pain with difficult defecation
  • Pain in the lower abdomen in pregnant women with inability to urinate
  • Fullness of the lower abdomen
  • Periumbilical pain

Childhood and adolescence

  • Childhood fright

Psycho-emotional

  • Childhood fright
  • Agitation
  • Propensity to fear
  • Rage with desire to kill people
  • Madness
  • Sudden turmoil disorder with cramps

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia
  • Diminished energy

Eyes

  • Visual dizziness
  • Cloudy vision

Nose

  • Nosebleed

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Dry tongue

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction
  • Throat pain with inability to swallow
  • Loss of voice

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Difficult urination
  • Pain in the lower abdomen in pregnant women with inability to urinate
  • Infertility
  • Impotence
  • Disorders due to excessive sexual activity

Other symptoms

  • Loss of consciousness
  • Poor memory

Kidney 2

Pain

  • Pain of the lower legs which prevents standing for long
  • Pain and swelling of the instep

Affecting movement

  • Inability to speak
  • Pain of the lower legs which prevents standing for long
  • Restless feet

Affecting temperature

  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Night sweating
  • One foot hot and one foot cold

Color and swelling

  • Pain and swelling of the instep

Obstruction

  • Throat painful obstruction

Skin

  • Jaundice

Pathology

  • Wasting and thirsting disorder

Lung and airway related problems

  • Throat painful obstruction
  • Insufficient saliva to moisten the throat
  • Inability to speak
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Coughing blood

Gastrointestinal

  • Cold or damp diarrhea

Psycho-emotional

  • Fearful as if about to be apprehended
  • Propensity to fear and fright

Energy and sleep

  • Restless feet
  • Diminished energy
  • Night sweating

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Protrusion of the tongue

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction
  • Insufficient saliva to moisten the throat
  • Inability to speak

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Itching of the genitals
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Seminal emissions
  • Impotence
  • Infertility
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Difficult urination

Kidney 3

Pain

  • Headache and dizziness
  • Toothache
  • Chest pain
  • Lumbar pain
  • Pain of the abdomen and lateral costal region
  • Numbness and pain of the legs
  • Swelling and pain of the ankle
  • Swelling and pina of the heel

Neurological

  • Numbness and pain of the legs

Affecting temperature

  • Heat sensation in the mouth
  • Hot disease with copious sweating
  • Heat sensation in palms
  • Heat in the hypogastrium with yellow urine
  • Coldness of the lower limbs

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the ankle
  • Swelling and pain of the knee

Skin

  • Damp itchy lesions on the inner thigh

Pathology

  • Wasting and thirsting disorder
  • Chronic malaria
  • Asthma

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Coughing blood
  • Wheezing
  • Cough with no pleasure in eating
  • Dyspnea
  • Asthma

Gastrointestinal

  • Cough with no pleasure in eating
  • Abdominal distention
  • Difficult defecation
  • Pain of the abdomen and lateral costal region
  • Abnormally thin or weak

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia
  • Excessive dreaming
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Tinnitus

Nose

  • Nosebleed

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache
  • Heat sensation in the mouth
  • Phlegm in the mouth that feels like glue

Throat

  • Sore throat

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Seminal emission
  • Impotence
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Sexual taxation
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Frequent and copious urination
  • Involuntary urination
  • Heat in the hypogastrium with yellow urine

Dizziness

  • Headache and dizziness

Other symptoms

  • Poor memory

Kidney 4

Pain

  • Painful throat with difficulty in swallowing
  • Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region
  • Pain and swelling of the heel

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness and pain of the lumbar region

Neurological

  • Dementia
  • Mental retardation

Affecting temperature

  • Heat in the mouth
  • Malaria with much cold and little heat

Color and swelling

  • Pain and swelling of the heel

Pathology

  • Malaria with much cold and little heat
  • Asthma
  • Dementia

Lung and airway related problems

  • Coughing blood
  • Dyspnea due to diminished energy
  • Asthma
  • Wheezing
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath

Heart

  • Palpitations

Gastrointestinal

  • Distention and oppression of the chest and abdomen
  • Constipation with distended abdomen

Psycho-emotional

  • Agitation
  • Propensity to anger, fright, fear and unhappiness
  • Desire to close the door and remain at home

Energy and sleep

  • Dyspnea due to diminished energy
  • Sleepiness

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Dry tongue

Throat

  • Rattling sound in the throat
  • Painful throat with difficulty in swallowing

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Difficult urination
  • Dribbling and retention of urine
  • Irregular menstruation

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Kidney 5

Pain

  • Abdominal pain

Eyes

  • Cloudy vision
  • Short sightedness

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Absence of menstruation
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Delayed menstruation with oppression and pain below the Heart on onset of menstruation
  • Prolapse of the uterus
  • Difficult urination
  • Dribbling urination

Kidney 6

Pain

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Redness and pain of the eyes originating at the inner canthus
  • Hypogastric pain
  • Weariness or pain of the four limbs
  • Post-partum pain in the umibilical region

Affecting movement

  • Tightness and contraction of the inner aspect of the leg
  • Weariness or pain of the four limbs
  • Cramps of the feet and hands
  • Hemiplegia

Neurological

  • Night-time epilepsy
  • Hemiplegia

Affecting temperature

  • Five palms agitated and hot
  • Chronic cold of the uterus leading to infertility
  • Hot or cold sensation in the lower abdomen

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Redness and pain of the eyes originating at the inner canthus
  • Edema

Gastrointestinal

  • Constipation
  • Hypogastric pain
  • Distention and fullness of the chest and abdomen

Psycho-emotional

  • Sadness
  • Fright
  • Sudden turmoil disorder

Energy and sleep

  • Insomnia
  • Desire to sleep (sleepiness)
  • Night-time epilepsy
  • Nightmares

Eyes

  • Redness and pain of the eyes originating at the inner canthus
  • Vision disturbed by seeing spots and stars

Throat

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Dry throat

Maternal

  • Difficult labor
  • Post-partum dizziness
  • Post-partum pain in the umbilical region

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Frequent urination
  • Enuresis
  • Dribbling urination in women
  • Blood painful urinary dysfunction
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Absence of menstruation
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Chronic cold of the uterus leading to infertility
  • Persistent flow of lochia
  • Red and white leucorrhea
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Red and white leucorrhea
  • Utterine prolapse

Dizziness

  • Dizziness
  • Post-partum dizziness

Kidney 7

Pain

  • Pain of the lumbar region

Affecting movement

  • Atrophy disorder of the leg

Affecting temperature

  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Night sweating
  • Ceaseless sweating
  • Fever with absence of sweating
  • Cold legs
  • Cold and hot bones

Swelling

  • Edema
  • Swelling of the four limbs
  • Swelling of the lower limb

Skin

  • Withered yellow complexion

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea
  • Distention of the abdomen with borborygmus
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • Pus and blood in the stool
  • Heavy feeling in the rectum after diarrhea
  • Bleeding hemorrhoids
  • Constipation

Psycho-emotional

  • Propensity to anger with incessant talking
  • Propensity to laughter

Energy and sleep

  • Night sweating

Nose

  • Pain in the nostrils
  • Nosebleed

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Dry tongue and parched mouth
  • Dry tongue
  • Curled tongue with inability to speak
  • Tooth decay

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Difficult urination
  • Dark urine
  • Blood painful urinary dysfunction
  • Seminal emission
  • Abnormally heavy bleeding at menstruation
  • Uterine bleeding

Kidney 8

Pain

  • Lumbar pain
  • Pain of the inner aspect of the leg

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea
  • Dysenteric disorder

Energy and sleep

  • Night sweating

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Uterine bleeding
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Absence of menstruation 
  • Uterine prolapse
  • Swelling and pain of the testicles
  • Itching of the genitals
  • Sweating of the genitals
  • Difficult defecation or urination
  • Retention of urine

Kidney 9

Pain

  • Pain of the medial aspect of leg

Affecting movement

  • Contraction of the calf muscles
  • Weakness of the legs

Color and swelling

  • Swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland

Psycho-emotional

  • Madness
  • Mania
  • Mania depression disorder
  • Raving, fury and cursing

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Tongue thrusting

Vomiting

  • Vomiting of foamy saliva

Kidney 10

Pain

  • Hypogastric pain radiating to the genitals and inner thigh
  • Abdominal pain
  • Periumbilical pain
  • Drilling knee pain with immobility
  • Pain of the inner aspect of the thigh

Affecting movement

  • Drilling knee pain with immobility

Gastrointestinal

  • Abdominal distention

Psycho-emotional

  • Manic disorders
  • Mania-depression

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Protrusion of the tongue with drooling

Maternal

  • Difficult conception

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Uterine bleeding
  • Whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina

Kidney 11

Color and swelling

  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Gastrointestinal

  • Hypogastric pain
  • Prolapse of the rectum

Eyes

  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Seminal emission
  • Impotence
  • Enuresis
  • Retention of urine
  • Pain of the genitals
  • Painful retraction of the genitals
  • Uterine prolapse

Kidney 12

Pain

  • Pain of the genitals
  • Pain of the penis

Color and swelling

  • Redness of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Eyes

  • Redness of eye originating at the inner canthus

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Pain of the genitals
  • Pain of the penis
  • Retraction of the penis
  • Impotence
  • Seminal emission
  • Red leucorrhea
  • Uterine prolapse

Kidney 13

Pain

  • Lumbar pain
  • Abdominal pain

Affecting movement

  • Rushing sensation up and down the lumbar spine

Gastrointestinal

  • Incessant diarrhea
  • Abdominal pain

Eyes

  • Redness of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Maternal

  • Infertility in women

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Absence of menstruation
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina
  • Difficult urination

Kidney 14

Pain

  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Pain of both lateral costal regions
  • Redness and pain of the inner canthus
  • Cutting pain below the umibculus

Affecting temperature

  • Cold shivering

Color and swelling

  • Redness and pain of the inner canthus
  • Edema
  • Stone edema of the upper abdomen

Gastrointestinal

  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Abdominal distention
  • Cutting pain below the umbiculus
  • Stone edema of the upper abdomen
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation

Maternal

  • Infertility

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Accumulated cold in the uterus
  • Whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina
  • Retention of lochia
  • Seminal emission
  • White and turbid uretheral discharge

Kidney 15

Pain

  • Pain of the lumbar spine and abdomen
  • Redness and pain of the inner canthus

Affecting movement

  • Rushing sensation up and down the lumbar spine

Color and swelling

  • Redness and pain of the inner canthus

Gastrointestinal

  • Constipation
  • Dry stools
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • Sensation of heat in the lower abdomen

Eyes

  • Redness and pain of the inner canthus

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Irregular menstruation

Kidney 16

Pain

  • Pain of the epigastrium and abdomen
  • Distention and pain of the abdomen
  • Cutting pain of the abdomen
  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Affecting temperature

  • Cold in the epigastrium

Color and swelling

  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Gastrointestinal

  • Pain of the epigastrium and abdomen
  • Cold in the epigastrium
  • Distention and pain of the abdomen
  • Cutting pain of the abdomen
  • Constipation
  • Dry stools
  • Borborygmus
  • Diarrhea

Eyes

  • Redness and pain of the eye at the inner canthus

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Kidney 17

Pain

  • Intestinal pain with lack of appetite

Color and swelling

  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • Intestinal pain with lack of appetite

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Kidney 18

Pain

  • Acute pain of the lateral costal region following childbirth
  • Unbearable abdominal pain
  • Unendurable stabbing pain of the abdomen
  • Redness and pain of the eye at the inner canthus

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness of the spine
  • Inability to open mouth

Color and swelling

  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Lung and airway related problems

  • Hiccup

Gastrointestinal

  • Post-partum abdominal pain
  • Unbearable abdominal pain
  • Unendurable stabbing pain of the abdomen
  • Constipation

Eyes

  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Inability to open mouth
  • Much spittle

Maternal

  • Post-partum abdominal pain
  • Acute pain of the lateral costal region following childbirth
  • Infertility

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Malign blood in the uterus
  • Dark urine

Vomiting

  • Vomiting
  • Retching

Kidney 19

Pain

  • Epigastric pain
  • Distention and pain of the abdomen
  • Twisting pain in the abdomen
  • Pain and heat of the lateral costal region
  • Eye pain
  • Redness and pain of the eye orignating at the inner canthus

Affecting temperature

  • Pain and heat of the lateral costal region

Pathology

  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough

Gastrointestinal

  • Epigastric pain
  • Nausea
  • Distention and pain of the abdomen
  • Twisting pain in the abdomen
  • Borborygmus
  • Difficult defecation

Eyes

  • Eye pain
  • Redness and pain of the eye originating at the inner canthus

Maternal

  • Infertility

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Malign blood in the uterus

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Kidney 20

Pain

  • Pain of the lateral costal region

Affecting movement

  • Inability to turn the neck
  • Epilepsy

Speech

  • Sudden loss of voice
  • Swelling beneath the tongue with difficulty in speaking
  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Pathology

  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Coughing and dyspnea

Heart

  • Palpitations

Gastrointestinal

  • Undigested food in stool
  • Abdominal distention
  • Diarrhea

Eyes

  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Swelling beneath the tongue with difficulty in speaking
  • Protrusion of the tongue
  • Deviation of the tongue

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • Disorientation

Kidney 21

Pain

  • Chest pain
  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region radiating to the back

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess
  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Coughing blood

Eyes

  • Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus

Maternal

  • Breast milk does not flow

Other symptoms

  • Poor memory

Kidney 22

Pain

  • Fullness and pain of the chest and ribs

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Wheezing

Energy and sleep

  • Diminished energy

Nose

  • Nasal congestion

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • No pleasure in eating

Kidney 23

Pain

  • Chest painful obstruction

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess

Obstruction

  • Chest painful obstruction

Lung and airway related problems

  • Fullness of the chest and lateral costal region with difficulty in breathing
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Wheezing

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • No pleasure in eating

Kidney 24

Pain

  • Distention and pain of the chest and lateral costal region with difficulty in breathing

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Wheezing
  • Distention and pain of the chest and lateral costal region with difficulty in breathing

Heart

  • Palpitations

Psycho-emotional

  • Agitation and fullness

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • Inability to eat or drink
  • No pleasure in eating

Kidney 25

Pain

  • Pain and oppression of the chest

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Wheezing
  • Dyspnea

Psycho-emotional

  • Agitation and fullness

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • Fullness of the chest with no desire to eat

Kidney 26

Color and swelling

  • Breast abscess
  • Pitiryasis versicolor

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Wheezing
  • Dyspnea
  • Coughing blood
  • Accumulation of phlegm
  • Dyspnea and cough with inability to eat

Heart

  • Palpiations

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Drooling with much spittle

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • Dyspnea and cough with inability to eat

Kidney 27

  • Chest pain

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough
  • Chronic cough with vomiting of phlegm
  • Wheezing
  • Dyspnea
  • Oppression of the chest with chronic dyspnea

Gastrointestinal

  • Abdominal distention
  • Nausea

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Other symptoms

  • Nausea
  • Inability to eat and drink