KD02 Rangu (Blazing Valley)
然谷rán gǔRangu
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone.
Categories
- Ying-Spring point of the Kidney meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which KD02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Anthropophobia Fear Of PeopleAnxietyAnxiety ApprehensionAsthmaMuscle WastingCommon ColdCold FootCoughing BloodDampHeat DeficiencyQi DeficiencySaliva DeficiencyDiarrheaShan DisorderErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsUrinary ProblemsShortness of BreathFrightHeat FootInfertilityGenital ItchingJaundiceNocturnal Emission Wet DreamPainHeart Stabbing PainLeg Inferior Prevents Standing PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularPharyngitisUterine ProlapseRestlessness FeetSpeech ImpairmentSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeFoot Instep SwellingThirsting ExcessiveTongue Body Protrusion
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate KidneysRegulate Jiao LowerRegulate Kidneys
Protocols using KD02
- Otitis Media, Otitis Media Effusion, Ear Effusion, Ear Discharge – SI05, KD02, TB05, TB06, GB38, GB41 (doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 ↗)
- Ankle Pain, Sprain Ankle, Ankle Swelling – LI04, ST36, ST41, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, HT07, BL60, BL62, BL63, BL64, KD02, KD03, KD06, GB34, GB40, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-241 ↗)
- Vasoconstriction Smoking-induced, Temperature Decreased Skin – HT08, KD02 (doi:10.1155/2012/507937 ↗)
- Temperature Dysregulation Face – HT08, KD02 (doi:10.1155/2015/703439 ↗)
- Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Anemia Iron Deficiency – ST27, ST40, SP03, SP14, SI03, KD02, TB06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.200549 ↗)
- Joint Pain, Abdominal Pain, Bleeding Rectal, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diarrhea Chronic – LI04, ST23, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, SP03, SP04, SP05, KD02, KD03, KD04, KD05 (doi:10.1016/j.jaim.2024.101080 ↗)
- Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction – ST30, KD02, KD10, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200519-0008 ↗)
- Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction – LU10, SI05, KD02, LV02, LV03, LV04, GV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200519-0008 ↗)
- Locked-in Syndrome, Quadriplegia, Stroke Pontine Infarction – LU10, LI04, LI11, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, KD02, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.13045/jar.24.0058 ↗)
- Gait Impairment, Spasticity Lower Limb Post-stroke, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – KD02, KD06, GB20, GV16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190416-k0004 ↗)
- Kidney Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency – LU07, LU08, SP06, BL23, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD05, KD06, XB02T4 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
- Blood Deficiency, Convulsions (infant) Chronic, Blood Deficiency, Convulsions (infant) Chronic – ST36, SP06, KD02, LV03, CV04, GV20, GV24 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Heat, Yin Deficiency, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Yin Deficiency, Irregular Periods, Period Early, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems – LI11, SP10, KD02, KD05, CV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside KD02
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LV03Great Surge6 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
- KD03Great Stream4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- KD05Water Spring3 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea3 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
- SP03Great White3 protocols
- SP04Grandfather Grandson3 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
- TB06Branch Ditch3 protocols