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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
5 thumb widths below umbilicus on the superior border of the symphysis pubis 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV02.
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 KD11 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Zang Five DeficiencyShan DisorderErectile DysfunctionErectile / Impotence ProblemsUrinary ProblemsBedwettingExhaustion Five ZangAbdominal PainGenital PainGenitals Retraction PainLower Abdominal PainRectal ProlapseUterine ProlapseEye Canthus Medial RednessUrinary RetentionPainful Urination
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD11 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit DigestionBenefit Jiao Lower
Protocols using KD11
- Low Back Pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Sacroiliac Pain, Symphysis Pain, Pregnancy Second Trimester, Pregnancy Third Trimester – LI04, ST36, SP12, BL26, BL32, BL33, BL54, BL60, KD11, GB30, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-34 ↗)
- Cervical Pain, Labour Pain, Uterine Pain – LI04, ST29, SP12, BL27, KD11, LV03 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2016-011164 ↗)
- Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – KD11, CV08, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
- Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – KD11, CV08, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
- Stroke, Urinary Retention, Neurogenic Bladder Post-stroke, Bladder Neurogenic – KD11, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250302-0001 ↗)
- Obesity Simple – BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL30, KD03, KD11, KD12, KD13, KD14, KD15, TB06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
- Pelvic Girdle Pain – LI04, ST36, SP12, BL26, BL32, BL33, BL54, BL60, KD11, GB30, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-34 ↗)
- Labor Pain – LI04, ST29, SP12, BL27, KD11, LV03, XH03 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2016-011164 ↗)
Most often selected alongside KD11
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD11. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- SP12Surging Gate4 protocols
- BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point3 protocols
- BL27Small Intestine Shu Point3 protocols
- BL32Second Bone Hole2 protocols
- BL33Middle Bone Hole2 protocols
- BL54Lowermost In Order2 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)2 protocols
- CV08Spirit Palace Gate2 protocols
- GB30Jumping Circle2 protocols
- LV03Great Surge2 protocols