Location
In the 1st intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which KD26 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Breast AbscessBreast AbscessAsthmaBenefit BreastsBenefit BreastsCoughCoughing BloodCoughing BloodChest BloatingChest BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingDroolingEating ProblemsEating ProblemsShortness of BreathChest FullnessChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessPalpitationsPhlegmPityriasis VersicolorQi Rebellious LungQi Rebellious LungQi Rebellious StomachQi Rebellious StomachSaliva ExcessiveSaliva ExcessivePhlegm StagnationPhlegm StagnationUnbind ChestUnbind ChestVomitingWheezing
Protocols using KD26
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle Shoulder – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗)
- Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung, Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung – LU01, LU05, LU10, BL08, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- 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)
- Phlegm Lung, Damp Lung, Cold Lung – KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)