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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
5 thumb widths directly above the KD03 at the lower end of the belly of the gastrocnemius on the line drawn from KD03 to the KD10.
Categories
- Xi-Cleft point of the Yin Linking vessel
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which KD09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Contraction Leg CalfDepressionPsychological DisorderPsychological Cursing DisorderPsychological Fury DisorderPsychological Insanity DisorderShan DisorderShan Umbilical (infant) DisorderShan Umbilical Infantile DisorderGoiterPainHeel Soleus PainLeg Medial PainPhlegmStrain Toe Flexor Hallucis LongusTongue ThrustingVomiting FoamVomiting Saliva WateryLeg Weakness
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD09 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using KD09
- 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 ↗)
- Ankle Pain, Sprain Ankle, Ankle Swelling, Sprain Ankle Acute, Bruising Ankle, Functional Impairment Ankle – ST41, BL40, BL60, KD06, KD09, GB39 (doi:10.12659/MSM.944157 ↗)
- Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Craving – KD09 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206288 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Disc Herniation Lumbar – ST25, BL23, BL25, BL57, KD09, KD10, LV08 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2024.000134 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain – KD03, KD09, KD10 (doi:10.2147/jpr.s515232 ↗)
- Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Craving – KD09 (doi:10.1007/s11655-014-1851-1 ↗)
- Benefit Regulate Shen, Benefit Regulate Shen – ST27, SI19, BL03, BL08, BL10, KD04, KD09 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside KD09
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
- BL57Mountain Support2 protocols
- KD06Shining Sea2 protocols
- KD10Yin Valley2 protocols
- BL03Eyebrow Ascension1 protocols
- BL08Declining Connection1 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar1 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease1 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)1 protocols
- BL62Extending Vessel1 protocols