KD19 Yindu (Yin Capital)

Location

4 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV12.

Indications

Conditions for which KD19 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say KD19 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using KD19

• 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 ↗)
• Tinnitus Subjective – KD13, KD19, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.31579/2690-4861/1164 ↗)
• Pancreatitis Acute – ST20, ST21, ST23, SP16, KD19, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170351 ↗)
• 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)

Most often selected alongside KD19

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD19. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CV10Lower Stomach3 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre3 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi2 protocols
• ST20Receiving Fullness2 protocols
• BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
• BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
• BL17Diaphragm Shu Point1 protocols
• BL19Gallbladder Shu Point1 protocols
• BL21Stomach Shu Point1 protocols
• CV13Upper Stomach1 protocols
• GB02Hearing Convergence1 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian