# KD20 Futonggu (Open Valley) – Kidney Meridian

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Location: 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV13.

Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/kd20

## Indications

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

Benefit Regulate Jiao Lower, Cough, Facial Droop, Facial Droop, Diarrhea, Disorientation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Bloating, Shortness of Breath, Epilepsy, Chest Fullness, Chest Fullness, Unable to Turn Neck, Immobility Neck Turning, Malaria, Rib Pain, Rib Pain, Heart Pain, Heart Pain, Palpitations, Phlegm, Eye Canthus Medial Redness, Eye Canthus Medial Redness, Regulate Jiao Lower, Speech Impairment, Speech Impairment, Undigested Food in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool, Mouth Beneath Tongue Swelling, Mouth Beneath Tongue Swelling, Tongue Body Protrusion, Tongue Body Protrusion, Unbind Chest, Unbind Chest, Voice Loss, Voice Loss, Vomiting

## Most often selected alongside KD20

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

- BL03 (Eyebrow Ascension) – 1 protocols
- BL08 (Declining Connection) – 1 protocols
- SI19 (Palace Of Hearing) – 1 protocols
- ST23 (Great Unity) – 1 protocols
- ST24 (Slippery Flesh Gate) – 1 protocols
- ST40 (Abundant Bulge) – 1 protocols
- ST41 (Dividing Cleft) – 1 protocols
- ST45 (Running Point) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using KD20

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phlegm Misting Heart, Phlegm Misting Heart | ST23, ST24, ST40, ST41, ST45, SI19, BL03, BL08, KD20 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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