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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
6 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV14.
Cautions
Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
Indications
Conditions for which KD21 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Breast AbscessAgitation Below HeartLoss of AppetiteCoughCoughing BloodCounterflow QiDiarrheaCostal Lateral BloatingFocal Below Heart BloatingDysenteryDefecation Urgent Problems FullnessBelow Heart FullnessLactation LossPoor MemoryNauseaPainAbdominal PainLower Abdominal PainBack PainChest PainRib PainHeart Female PainPregnancy Morning SicknessPregnancy NauseaPregnancy VomitingEye Canthus Medial RednessRetchingSaliva ExcessiveExcessive SalivationBlood in StoolVomitingVomiting FoamVomiting Saliva Watery
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD21 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit BreastsBenefit ChestBenefit Descend RebellionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate Qi LiverBenefit Regulate StomachBenefit SpleenDescend RebellionRegulate Qi LiverRegulate Stomach
Protocols using KD21
- Anxiety, Back Pain, Miscarriage Threatened, Bleeding Vaginal, Cramping Abdominal – LU07, LI11, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP04, HT07, BL20, BL23, BL57, BL62, KD06, KD09, KD21, KD27, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB06, GB30, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1092-8 ↗)
- Nausea Pregnancy, Vomiting Pregnancy – KD21 (doi:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2021-0515en ↗)
- Nausea Pregnancy, Vomiting Pregnancy – KD21, PC06 (doi:10.2147/IJWH.S512247 ↗)
- Forgetfulness, Memory Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment – LU03, LU07, HT03, HT07, BL15, BL43, KD01, KD21, GV11, GV20 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022173 ↗)
- Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Stomach Food Stagnation, Stomach Food Stagnation – ST30, ST34, ST37, BL21, BL22, KD18, KD21 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside KD21
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD21. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point2 protocols
- BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point2 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- HT03Lesser Sea2 protocols
- HT07Spirit Gate2 protocols
- KD18Stone Gate2 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence2 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
- ST09Man's Prognosis2 protocols
- ST34Ridge Mound2 protocols