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 AbscessAsthmaBenefit BreastsCoughCoughing BloodChest BloatingCostal Lateral BloatingDroolingEating ProblemsShortness of BreathChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessPalpitationsPhlegmPityriasis VersicolorQi Rebellious LungQi Rebellious StomachSaliva ExcessiveExcessive SalivationPhlegm StagnationUnbind 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)
Most often selected alongside KD26
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD26. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- KD23Spirit Seal2 protocols
- KD24Spirit Ruins2 protocols
- KD25Spirit Storehouse2 protocols
- LU01Central Mansion2 protocols
- LU05Cubit Marsh2 protocols
- BL08Declining Connection1 protocols
- BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
- BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point1 protocols
- BL19Gallbladder Shu Point1 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point1 protocols
- KD18Stone Gate1 protocols
