Location
05 thumb widths lateral to the umbilicus level with cv8.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which KD16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate QiStomach RumblingStomach RumblingCold EpigastriumCold EpigastriumCold IntestinesCold IntestinesConstipationDiarrheaShan Cold DisorderShan Cold DisorderAbdominal BloatingAbdominal BloatingPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainAbdomen Cutting PainAbdomen Cutting PainLower Back PainLower Back PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainEye Canthus Medial PainEye Canthus Medial PainRed EyesRed EyesRegulate IntestinesRegulate QiStools DryStools DryUrination Dysfunction Five TypesUrination Dysfunction Five TypesPainful UrinationPainful UrinationVomiting
Protocols using KD16
- Paresthesia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, KD16, GB34, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1)
- Infertility Female, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – LU07, ST30, SP04, KD06, KD12, KD14, KD16, KD18, PC06, CV04, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202211467)
- Eye Canthus Medial Pain – BL62, BL67, KD06, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, GB20, GV28 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Constipation – LI20, ST22, ST25, ST28, ST30, ST37, ST40, ST41, ST44, SP02, SP03, SP05, SP13, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL39, BL51, BL56, BL57, KD01, KD04, KD06, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD18, TB05, TB06, GB27, GB34, GB41, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV06, CV07, XB09, XC15, XC16, XC17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Painful Urination – LU07, ST25, ST30, SP06, SP09, SP10, SP11, SP12, BL28, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL39, BL61, KD08, KD10, KD11, KD16, PC06, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV04, CV02, CV03, CV04, CV05, CV08, GV01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Abdominal Pain – LU02, 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 Qi – LU04, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST09, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP03, SP04, SP12, SP13, SP14, SP18, SP19, SP20, SP21, SI16, BL10, BL14, BL16, BL44, KD09, KD14, KD16, KD18, KD19, PC01, PC06, TB06, TB10, TB13, TB15, TB16, GB21, GB22, LV05, LV13, LV14, CV03, CV05, CV06, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV20, XC01, XC02A, XC02B, XC09, XH43, XU03, XU23, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Abdominal Bloating – LU01, LU05, LU10, LI07, LI11, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST22, ST25, ST26, ST30, ST33, ST36, ST37, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP17, BL08, BL15, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL25, BL26, BL29, BL33, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL53, KD03, KD04, KD06, KD10, KD16, KD19, KD20, KD27, GB24, GB25, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV13, LV14, CV06, CV08, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, GV20, XC09, XH47, XU03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Urination Dysfunction Five Types – SP06, SP10, KD08, KD16, GB39, LV01, LV03, LV04, CV02, CV03, CV04, GV01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- 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 (https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S553524)
- Shan Cold Disorder – ST33, BL55, KD03, KD16, LV02, LV04, LV05, CV07 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Red Eyes – LU09, LI06, LI11, LI20, ST02, ST41, HT04, HT09, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI08, BL18, BL62, BL65, BL66, KD06, KD16, PC06, PC07, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB23, GB15, GB20, GB41, LV02, XH05, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)