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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
When knee is flexed point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus at the level with BL40.
Categories
- He-Sea 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 KD10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Abnormal Uterine BleedingDepressionDiarrheaPsychological DisorderShan DisorderAbdominal BloatingDroolingErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsUrinary Problems StiffnessImmobilityInfertilityItchiness ScrotumVaginal DischargePainAbdominal PainGenital PainLower Abdominal PainKnee Drilling PainPain Around NavelThigh PainThigh Medial PainPeriostitis CalcaneusChannel StagnationStrain Leg InferiorDamp Heat Jiao Lower SyndromeDamp-heat Jiao Lower SyndromeTongue Body ProtrusionPainful UrinationUrination UrgentUrine Dark
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD10 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Kidneys
Protocols using KD10
- Autism, Developmental Delay, Communication Impaired, Behavior Repetitive – ST36, SP03, KD03, KD07, KD10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60014-3 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Disability Mobility – LI11, ST34, ST35, ST43, SP05, KD03, KD10, GB34 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nen080 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Joint – ST06, ST34, ST35, ST36, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL20, BL40, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL62, KD03, KD10, GB33, GB34, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2013/182528 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Knee Problems, Stiffness Knee, Arthritis Knee Degenerative – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, KD10, GB33, GB34 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030385 ↗)
- Foot Pain, Allodynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Edema Foot, Foot Left Pain, Foot Swelling, Discoloration Skin, Difficulty Ambulation, Hyperesthesia – SP01, SP02, SP03, SP06, KD10, LV01, LV02, LV03 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i30.7424 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Dyspepsia Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating Abdominal, Satiation Early, Tightness Epigastric – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Urinary Dysfunction, Pelvic Pain, Prostatitis Chronic – SP06, BL10, BL23, BL28, BL40, BL67, KD01, KD10, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-1 ↗)
- Impotence, Erectile Dysfunction – ST30, KD02, KD10, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200519-0008 ↗)
- Lumbar Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Disc Herniation Lumbar – ST25, BL23, BL25, BL57, KD09, KD10, LV08 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2024.000134 ↗)
- Muscle Hypertonia Post-hemorrhagic Stroke – LU05, LI04, SP05, SP06, SP09, HT01, SI03, KD01, KD10, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB05, GB33, GB34, GB39, GB40, LV03, GV20, XH05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30071-6 ↗)
- Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain – KD03, KD09, KD10 (doi:10.2147/jpr.s515232 ↗)
- Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee – ST34, ST35, ST36, SP09, SP10, KD10, GB33, GB34, XL05A, XL05B (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030385 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Peptic Ulcer – LU09, ST36, SP02, SP03, SP09, HT08, KD03, KD10, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.08.001 ↗)
- Osteoporosis – BL67, KD03, KD04, KD07, KD10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.04.002 ↗)
- Insomnia – ST03, ST41, ST43, HT03, HT07, SI05, KD10, GB41 (doi:10.1177/09645284231210582 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression Postpartum, Insomnia Postpartum – ST36, HT03, HT07, KD10, GB13, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1918028 ↗)
- Sweating, Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Leg Pain, Hot Flashes – LI04, SP06, BL15, BL18, BL23, BL25, KD05, KD07, KD10, GB20, GB34, LV03, LV09 (doi:10.1155/2014/953109 ↗)
- Heat Bladder, Damp Bladder, Heat Bladder, Damp Bladder – ST28, SP11, SP12, HT08, BL22, BL27, BL28, BL31, BL35, BL36, BL39, KD10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Liver Yin Deficiency – KD10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Irregular Menstruation – ST36, SP06, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL43, KD03, KD10, CV04 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Urinary Retention – SP06, KD10, CYC11, CYC12, CYC13, HX03, TR01 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Kidney Deficiency, Knee Weakness, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Soreness Lower Back, Lower Back Weakness, Kidney Deficiency, Knees Weakness, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Soreness Lower Back, Lower Back Weakness – BL23, KD08, KD10, CV04, XB07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside KD10
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- KD03Great Stream7 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection7 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring6 protocols
- SP09Yin Mound Spring6 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point5 protocols
- LV03Great Surge5 protocols
- GB33Yang Knee Gate4 protocols
- HT03Lesser Sea4 protocols
- LV08Spring At The Bend4 protocols
- SP05Metal Hill4 protocols
- ST34Ridge Mound4 protocols