KD12 Dahe (Great Manifestation)

Location

4 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV03.

Indications

Conditions for which KD12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say KD12 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using KD12

• Dysuria, Urination Frequent, Urination Urgent, Pelvic Pain, Lower-abdominal Pain, Chronic Prostatitis, Prostatitis Chronic, Pelvic Pain – KD12, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1155/2022/6866000 ↗)
• Dizziness, Tinnitus, Forgetfulness, Knee Pain, Heel Pain, Infertility Female, Lumbosacral Pain, Infertility Advanced-reproductive-age, Kidney-qi-deficiency, Menstruation Dim-color, Menstruation Thin-texture, Libido Decreased – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, TB03, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034768 ↗)
• Infertility, Obesity, PCOS, Insulin Resistance, Hyperandrogenism, Ovulatory Dysfunction – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1509152 ↗)
• Infertility, Poor Ovarian Response, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL23, BL33, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2026.1765527 ↗)
• Infertility Female, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – LU07, ST30, SP04, KD06, KD12, KD14, KD16, KD18, PC06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202211467 ↗)
• Menstrual Irregularity, Premature Ovarian Failure – ST25, ST29, ST36, SP10, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV03, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024054 ↗)
• Insomnia, Restlessness Insomnia, Infertility Diminished-ovarian-reserve – ST36, SP06, HT07, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL62, KD03, KD12, KD16, GB13, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.2147/IJWH.S553524 ↗)
• Infertility, Ovarian Cysts, PCOS, Insulin Resistance – ST25, ST36, ST40, KD12, GB13, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1730714 ↗)
• Incontinence Bladder, Urinary Problems, Incontinence Urinary, Incontinence Urinary Stress – SP06, BL23, BL32, BL35, BL40, KD12, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000048316 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Erectile Dysfunction, Erectile-dysfunction – ST36, KD12, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231005-0001 ↗)
• Urinary Incontinence Stress, Incontinence Stress Urinary – ST28, BL33, BL35, BL54, KD12, CV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240408-k0001 ↗)
• Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation, Herniation Disc Lumbar, Back Lower Chronic Pain – ST25, KD12, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 ↗)
• Infertility Female, Poor Ovarian Response, Infertility Ivf, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Response Ovarian Poor – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL23, BL33, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2026.1765527 ↗)
• Infertility, Infertility Female, Implantation Failure, Endometrium Thin – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1811023 ↗)
• Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Congestion Syndrome – ST25, KD12, GB13, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240108-k0004 ↗)
• Obesity, Infertility Female, PCOS, Hormonal Imbalance, Hormonal Imbalance Lh/fsh Ratio – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1509152 ↗)
• Infertility Female, Hormonal Imbalance, Menstrual Irregularity, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL33, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.2147/IJWH.S580821 ↗)
• Obesity Simple – BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL30, KD03, KD11, KD12, KD13, KD14, KD15, TB06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Dysmenorrhea, Menstruation Irregular, Headache Menstrual – ST30, KD03, KD12, CV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211203-k0005 ↗)
• Postpartum Pain – LI04, SP10, KD12, KD15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200202-k0001 ↗)
• Headache, Headache Menstrual – LI04, ST30, BL18, KD03, KD12, TB23, GB08, LV03, LV14, CV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211203-k0005 ↗)
• Infertility, Infertility Female, Infertility Ivf – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, XC01, XH03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034768 ↗)
• Obesity, PCOS, Menstruation Irregular – ST25, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1509152 ↗)
• Low Back Chronic Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – ST25, KD12, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV03, GV06, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240522-k0002 ↗)
• Premature Ovarian Failure – ST25, ST28, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, LV03, CV04, XB08, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.012 ↗)
• Infertility Female, PCOS, Infertility Ivf – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL23, BL25, BL32, BL53, KD03, KD12, GB13, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1730714 ↗)
• Poor Ovarian Response, Infertility Ivf – ST25, ST36, SP10, KD12, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fcell.2026.1756473 ↗)
• Poor Ovarian Response – ST25, ST36, SP06, SP10, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fcell.2026.1756473 ↗)
• Premature Ovarian Failure – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250620-k0006 ↗)
• Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Infertility Diminished-ovarian-reserve – ST36, SP06, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, KD16, GB13, LV03, CV04, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.009 ↗)
• Erectile Dysfunction – KD03, KD12, PC06, LV03, CV03, CV04, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12610-023-00215-w ↗)
• Yang Deficiency Spleen-kidney, Follicular Dysfunction – LI04, ST36, SP06, SP10, KD03, KD12, LV03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.01.009 ↗)
• PCOS – ST29, SP06, KD12, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.08.007 ↗)
• PCOS, Insulin Resistance – ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, SP10, KD12, CV03, CV04, CV06, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.11.007 ↗)
• Infertility Female, PCOS, Anovulation – SP06, SP08, BL22, BL23, BL32, KD12, CV03, CV04, CV06, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.009 ↗)
• Infertility Female – SP06, BL32, BL54, KD12, CV04, CV08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.09.004 ↗)
• Sexual Difficulties in Women – ST25, ST36, SP06, KD03, KD12, KD16, GB13, GB26, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/j.esxm.2022.100541 ↗)
• Premature Ovarian Failure – KD03, KD12, LV03, CV04, GV20 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Diminished Ovarian Reserve – ST25, ST36, SP06, KD12, GB13, LV03, CV04, CV12, GV20, GV24, XC01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190925-k0001 ↗)
• Headache Migraine Menstrual – ST29, KD12, TB20, GB08, GB13, GB20, CV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.992577 ↗)
• Prostatitis Chronic – KD12, CV03, CV04 (doi:10.1016/J.WJAM.2019.06.003 ↗)
• Absent Periods, Obesity, Acne, PCOS, Oligomenorrhea, Hirsutism – LI04, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL32, KD03, KD12, GB26, CV04, CV12 (Yu LQ, Liao YJ, Wu HA, Zhao JM, Wu LY, Shi Y, Fang JQ. Effects of electroacupuncture and Chinese kidney-nourishing medicine on polycystic ovary syndrome in obese patients. J Tradit Chin Med 2013; 33(3): 287-293)
• Menstrual Irregularity, Ovarian Insufficiency – ST30, KD12, KD16, CV04, CV06, CV07 (苏晨晨许焕芳杨莉李佳珊杨会生刘思雨丰逸轩勾明会肖奇蔚黎蔚欣范素房繄恭. 从冲任理论探讨卵巢功能衰退性疾病的针灸诊疗思路. 中华中医药杂志 ., 2025 [CNKI])
• Dysmenorrhea – ST36, KD12, CV04 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Kidney Deficiency, Vaginal Discharge, Vaginitis, Cervicitis, Endometritis, Annexitis, Kidney Deficiency, Vaginal Discharge – BL23, BL26, KD07, KD12, CV04 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Spermatorrhea – SP06, BL23, KD12, CV04, CV06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside KD12

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV04Original Qi Gate42 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences26 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection25 protocols
• KD03Great Stream24 protocols
• LV03Great Surge24 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre22 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot22 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point20 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles19 protocols
• BL32Second Bone Hole16 protocols
• GB13Spirit Root16 protocols
• GV24Spirit Court16 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian