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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
0.5 thumb widths lateral to the umbilicus level with CV08.
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 RumblingCold EpigastriumCold IntestinesConstipationDiarrheaShan Cold DisorderAbdominal BloatingPainAbdominal PainAbdomen Cutting PainLower Back PainUpper Stomach PainEye Canthus Medial PainRed EyesRegulate IntestinesRegulate QiStools DryUrination Dysfunction Five TypesPainful UrinationVomiting
Protocols using KD16
- Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Absent Periods, Dysmenorrhea, Insomnia, Infertility, Arthralgia, Oligomenorrhea, Hot Flashes, Vaginal Dryness, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency – SP06, SP10, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL32, KD16, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1357824 ↗)
- Paresthesia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, KD16, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1 ↗)
- Hypertension, Dementia, Hiccups Persistent, Pneumonia Covid-19, Stroke Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage – KD16, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 ↗)
- Hypertension, Hiccups Intractable, Stroke Brainstem, Stroke Cerebellar, Pneumonia Aspiration – KD16, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 ↗)
- Infertility Female, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – LU07, ST30, SP04, KD06, KD12, KD14, KD16, KD18, PC06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202211467 ↗)
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver-gut Dysfunction – SP15, KD16, LV13, CV04 (doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2025.08.022 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Hiccups, Hiccups Persistent – KD16, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 ↗)
- Infertility, Oligomenorrhea, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency – SP06, SP10, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL32, KD16, CV04, CV06, XC01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1357824 ↗)
- Hiccups, Hiccups Persistent – KD16, CV06, CV09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 ↗)
- Cold Large Intestine, Cold Large Intestine – BL25, BL26, KD16 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Dryness Large Intestine, Dryness Large Intestine – BL25, BL38, KD16 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Hives, Itching – LI11, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL12, BL13, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD16, GB20, GB31, CV06, CV09, GV14, GV20, GV24 (TAO Sha. Acupuncture Treatment for 35 Cases of Urticaria. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(2): 97-100)
- 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])
- Insomnia, Stroke – KD16, CV06, CV09, CV10, CV11, CV12, CV13 (Li Li-Jun. [On academic thought and clinical application of LI Yan-Fang's middle-warmer energy method].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2010)
Most often selected alongside KD16
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV06Sea Of Qi12 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate7 protocols
- CV09Water Separation6 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point3 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point3 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point3 protocols
- BL32Second Bone Hole3 protocols
- KD12Great Manifestation3 protocols
- SP10Sea Of Blood3 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols