KD13 (Qi Hole)

氣穴qì xué

Kidney Meridian

Location of acupuncture point KD13 (Qi Hole)
29
Indications
12
Protocols

Location

3 thumb widths below umbilicus 05 thumb widths lateral to the cv4.

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy.

Indications

Conditions for which KD13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Absent PeriodsBenefit Regulate Chong MaiBenefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate Ren MaiAbnormal Uterine BleedingAbnormal Uterine BleedingDiarrhoea PersistentDiarrhoea PersistentUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsInfertility FemaleInfertility FemaleVaginal DischargeVaginal DischargeAbdominal PainAbdominal PainLower Back PainLower Back PainIrregular PeriodsPeriod / Menstruation IrregularQi Running PigletQi Running PigletEye Canthus Medial RednessEye Canthus Medial RednessRegulate Chong MaiRegulate Jiao LowerRegulate Ren MaiRushing Spine Back Lumbar SensationRushing Spine Back Lumbar Sensation

Protocols using KD13

  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildBL23, KD13, GB20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildST36, KD13, KD14, GB39, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildHT07, BL23, KD13, GB20, GB39 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Tinnitus, Tinnitus Kidney-yin-deficiencySI19, BL26, KD13, TB21, GB02 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-397)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildST40, KD13, PC06, LV03, XH03 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildBL23, KD13, GB20, GB39, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildKD13, CV08, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment MildST25, ST41, BL23, KD13 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.942682)
  • Abdominal PainLU02, LU10, LI07, LI08, LI09, LI10, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST38, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP12, SP13, BL11, BL20, BL24, BL25, BL28, BL30, BL39, BL40, BL48, BL55, BL60, KD03, KD05, KD10, KD11, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD16, KD19, KD21, PC05, TB05, TB06, GB24, GB27, GB36, GB41, LV03, LV07, LV08, LV13, CV07, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV20, XB05, XC02A, XC02B, XC04, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D, XC08, XC09, XC12, XC13A, XC13B, XC15, XC19, XH11, XH47, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerST28, SP06, BL02, BL24, BL26, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL48, BL53, KD02, KD06, KD13, KD14, KD15, KD18, KD20, GB27, GB28, LV04, LV06, LV09, LV13, CV02, CV04, GV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Irregular PeriodsST25, ST27, ST29, ST30, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP10, BL02, BL23, BL24, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, KD02, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, KD08, KD13, KD14, KD15, PC05, PC06, GB26, GB27, GB28, GB44, LV01, LV03, LV05, LV09, LV11, CV01, CV02, CV03, CV06, CV07, GV02, GV05, XC01, XC17, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XL11 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Vaginal DischargeST29, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP12, BL23, BL24, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL55, KD10, KD12, KD13, PC05, GB26, GB28, CV03, CV05, CV07, GV03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)