# KD18 Shiguan (Stone Gate) – Kidney Meridian

石關 · shí guān

Location: 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV11.

Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/kd18

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Regulate Jiao Lower, Benefit Regulate Qi, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Bleeding Uterus Malign, Bleeding Uterus Malign, Constipation, Hiccups, Mouth Closed Stiffness, Spinal Stiffness, Immobility Mouth Closed, Immobility Spine, Infertility, Pain, Abdomen Post Partum Pain, Abdomen Post-partum Pain, Abdomen Unbearable Pain, Abdomen Unbearable Pain, Costal Lateral Acute Following Childbirth Pain, Costal Lateral Acute Following Childbirth Pain, Eye Canthus Medial Pain, Eye Canthus Medial Pain, Eye Canthus Medial Redness, Eye Canthus Medial Redness, Regulate Jiao Lower, Regulate Qi, Regulate Stomach, Retching, Saliva Excessive, Excessive Salivation, Blood Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Urine Dark, Urine Dark, Vomiting

## Most often selected alongside KD18

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- BL21 (Stomach Shu Point) – 2 protocols
- KD21 (Dark Gate) – 2 protocols
- ST30 (Qi Surge) – 2 protocols
- ST34 (Ridge Mound) – 2 protocols
- ST37 (Upper Great Hollow) – 2 protocols
- BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point) – 1 protocols
- BL16 (Governing Vessel Shu Point) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using KD18

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infertility Female, Diminished Ovarian Reserve | LU07, ST30, SP04, KD06, KD12, KD14, KD16, KD18, PC06, CV04, CV06 | 84 days | doi:10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202211467 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Blood Stagnation, Blood Stagnation | LI16, ST37, ST38, SP08, SP10, BL17, KD18 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| Stomach Food Stagnation, Stomach Food Stagnation | ST30, ST34, ST37, BL21, BL22, KD18, KD21 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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