KD17 Shangqu (Shang Bend)

Location

2 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV10.

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.

Protocols using KD17

• 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 ↗)
• Hemodialysis, End-Stage Kidney Disease – LI04, LI20, ST25, ST36, SP06, KD14, KD17, CV23, XH03 (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2022.01.001 ↗)
• Depression Major – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2016.07.011 ↗)
• Depression – KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.009 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Periarthritis Shoulder – ST24, KD17, CV12 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Myopia Juvenile – ST25, KD17, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (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 ↗)
• 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])
• Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness – ST24, KD17, CV04, CV12 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

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 Centre14 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate13 protocols
• ST24Slippery Flesh Gate12 protocols
• CV10Lower Stomach9 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi8 protocols
• CV16Central Court2 protocols
• CV17Chest Centre2 protocols
• GB13Spirit Root2 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
• GV24Spirit Court2 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian