Location
2 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV10.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which KD17 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Poor AppetiteConstipationDiarrheaFibroids / Masses JiFibroids Masses JiFibroids / Masses JuFibroids Masses JuPainEye Canthus Medial PainIntestine PainPeriodic Cutting PainEye Canthus Medial Redness StagnationVomiting
Protocols using KD17
- Anxiety, Dizziness, Depression, Insomnia, Irritability, Sleep Difficulty Falling Asleep, Sleep Early Waking – ST24, ST26, SP15, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/578972 ↗)
- Depression, Anhedonia, Mood Low – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.014 ↗)
- Depression Major, Mood Depressed, Depression Mdd – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2016.07.011 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck, Tenderness Neck – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181360 ↗)
- Anxiety, Allodynia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Hand Swelling, Wrist Left Pain, Hand Left Pain, Functional Limitation Wrist – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.3390/children8121187 ↗)
- Insomnia – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.3727/036012908803861203 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Tinnitus Chronic – SI19, KD17, KD19, TB17, GB02, GB13, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2022.06.002 ↗)
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.3390/children8121187 ↗)
- Tic Disorders – LI04, LI11, ST04, ST06, ST32, BL02, BL18, KD03, KD17, TB05, GB13, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV08, GV20, GV24 (Acupuncture Treatment in Pediatric Patients With Tic Disorders: A Prospective, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07071428)
- Shoulder Pain, Periarthritis Shoulder – ST24, KD17, CV12 (贾蓉赵芝婷. 腹针配合补益肝肾中药治疗肩周炎的疗效观察. 实用心脑肺血管病杂志 ., 2011 [CNKI])
Most often selected alongside KD17
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD17. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV12Stomach Centre9 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate8 protocols
- ST24Slippery Flesh Gate8 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi5 protocols
- CV10Lower Stomach5 protocols
- CV16Central Court2 protocols
- CV17Chest Centre2 protocols
- GB13Spirit Root2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- GV24Spirit Court2 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
