Location
Anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone.
Cautions
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 PeopleAnthropophobia Fear Of PeopleAnxietyAnxiety ApprehensionAnxiety ApprehensionAsthmaMuscle WastingBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate KidneysCommon ColdCold FootCold FootCoughing BloodCoughing BloodDampHeat DeficiencyHeat DeficiencyQi DeficiencyQi DeficiencySaliva DeficiencySaliva DeficiencyDiarrheaShan DisorderShan DisorderErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsShortness of BreathFrightHeat FootHeat FootInfertilityGenital ItchingGenital ItchingJaundiceNocturnal Emission Wet DreamNocturnal Emission Wet DreamPainHeart Stabbing PainHeart Stabbing PainLeg Inferior Prevents Standing PainLeg Inferior Prevents Standing PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularPharyngitisUterine ProlapseUterine ProlapseRegulate Jiao LowerRegulate KidneysRestlessness FeetRestlessness FeetSpeech ImpairmentSpeech ImpairmentSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeFoot Instep SwellingFoot Instep SwellingThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveTongue Body ProtrusionTongue Body Protrusion
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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)