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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
In the 4th intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which KD23 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Breast AbscessAngina Microvascular Cardiac SyndromeLoss of AppetiteAsthmaCoughBreathing ProblemsChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessQi Rebellious LungQi Rebellious StomachStrain PectoralisBi Arthralgia Chest SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Chest SyndromeVomitingWheezing
TCM actions
What classical sources say KD23 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit BreastsUnbind Chest
Protocols using KD23
- Qi Rebellious Lung, Qi Rebellious Lung – ST13, ST14, SP19, SP20, SP21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (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)
- Costal Chondritis – LU01, KD22, KD23, PC06, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Costal Chondritis – LU01, ST36, KD22, KD23, PC06, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Most often selected alongside KD23
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD23. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV17Chest Centre2 protocols
- KD22Stepping Upward2 protocols
- KD24Spirit Ruins2 protocols
- KD25Spirit Storehouse2 protocols
- KD26Lively Centre2 protocols
- LU01Central Mansion2 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
- BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
- BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point1 protocols
- BL19Gallbladder Shu Point1 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point1 protocols