KD13 Qixue (Qi Hole)

Location

3 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.

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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say KD13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using KD13

• Fever, Weight Loss, Arthralgia, Joint Pain, Sore Throat, Muscle Pain, Inflammation Systemic, Rash – ST24, SP15, BL12, BL13, KD13, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12, GV14 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i8.101350 ↗)
• Obesity, Overweight, Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Irregularity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, KD07, KD13, GB34, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s40814-020-00591-4 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – KD13, CV08, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST25, ST41, BL23, KD13 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL23, KD13, GB20, GB39, GV20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – HT07, BL23, KD13, GB20, GB39 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – BL23, KD13, GB20 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, KD13, KD14, GB39, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Memory Impaired, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST40, KD13, PC06, LV03, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.942682 ↗)
• Obesity – ST25, ST27, ST28, SP15, KD13, KD14, CV04, CV05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Obesity Simple – BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL30, KD03, KD11, KD12, KD13, KD14, KD15, TB06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
• Fever, Sore Throat, Arthralgia, Rash – ST24, SP15, KD13, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v13.i8.101350 ↗)
• Infection Urinary Recurrent – ST36, SP06, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL60, KD06, KD07, KD13, KD14, KD15, GV20, CYC11, CYC13, IAC03 (doi:10.1007/s00192-024-05872-7 ↗)
• Infertility Female – LU07, ST36, SP04, KD03, KD13, LV03, CV04, CV08, GV24 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.09.004 ↗)
• Tinnitus Subjective – KD13, KD19, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.31579/2690-4861/1164 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST27, KD13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Obesity – ST24, ST26, ST28, SP15, SP16, KD13, KD15, KD17, KD18, GB26, CV04, CV10, CV11 (doi:10.1186/s13020-019-0258-5 ↗)
• Infertility Ivf – SP06, KD13, CV03, CV04, XC01 (doi:10.1007/s11655-021-3457-8 ↗)
• Uterine Bleeding Dysfunctional – ST36, SP06, KD13, CV04 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Qi Stagnation, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Period Late, Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Period Late – ST08, ST25, KD13, LV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Qi Stagnation, Chest Fullness, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Period Late, Qi Stagnation, Chest Fullness, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Period Late – ST08, ST25, KD13, PC04, LV03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Qi Stagnation, Irregular Menstruation, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating, Period Late, Qi Stagnation, Irregular Periods, Antehypophysis Problems, Ovarian Problems, Hypochondriac Bloating, Breast Bloating, Period Late – ST08, ST25, KD13, LV03, LV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside KD13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV04Original Qi Gate10 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot7 protocols
• LV03Great Surge6 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi5 protocols
• CV10Lower Stomach5 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
• CV08Spirit Palace Gate4 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre4 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
• KD14Fourfold Fullness4 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian