Location
3 thumb widths above the umbilicus 05 thumb widths lateral to the cv11.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which KD18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate StomachBleeding Uterus MalignBleeding Uterus MalignConstipationHiccupsMouth Closed StiffnessSpinal StiffnessImmobility Mouth ClosedImmobility SpineInfertilityPainAbdomen Post Partum PainAbdomen Post-partum PainAbdomen Unbearable PainAbdomen Unbearable PainCostal Lateral Acute Following Childbirth PainCostal Lateral Acute Following Childbirth PainEye Canthus Medial PainEye Canthus Medial PainEye Canthus Medial RednessEye Canthus Medial RednessRegulate Jiao LowerRegulate QiRegulate StomachRetchingSaliva ExcessiveSaliva ExcessiveBlood StagnationBlood StagnationUrine DarkUrine DarkVomiting
Protocols using KD18
- Infertility Female, Diminished Ovarian Reserve – LU07, ST30, SP04, KD06, KD12, KD14, KD16, KD18, PC06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202211467 ↗)
- Blood Stagnation, Blood Stagnation – LI16, ST37, ST38, SP08, SP10, BL17, KD18 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Stomach Food Stagnation, Stomach Food Stagnation – ST30, ST34, ST37, BL21, BL22, KD18, KD21 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)