KD27 Shufu (Shu Mansion)

Location

In the depression on the lower border of the clavicle 2 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

Indications

Conditions for which KD27 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 KD27 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using KD27

• Anxiety, Back Pain, Miscarriage Threatened, Bleeding Vaginal, Cramping Abdominal – LU07, LI11, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP04, HT07, BL20, BL23, BL57, BL62, KD06, KD09, KD21, KD27, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB06, GB30, GB34, GB41, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12884-016-1092-8 ↗)
• Breast Cancer, Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
• Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain, Fistula Breast – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
• Anxiety, Palpitations, Insomnia, Nightmares, Irritability, Ptsd, Hypervigilance, Phobia Cynophobia, Avoidance – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
• Pain, Chest Pain – LU01, KD27, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Ptsd, Phobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Postoperative Pain, Cancer Breast Pain – LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
• Ptsd, Sleep Disturbance, Phobia Cynophobia – LU11, LI11, ST01, HT07, SI03, BL02, KD25, KD27, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753017 ↗)
• Neuropathy Peripheral – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST36, ST41, SP06, SP09, KD01, KD03, KD27, TB05, GB34, LV03, LV04, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H (doi:10.1089/acu.2017.1242 ↗)
• Fatigue, Multiple Sclerosis – LU11, LI01, ST01, ST14, SP21, HT09, SI03, BL02, KD27, PC09, TB03, GB01, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_188_19 ↗)
• Fatigue, Poor Appetite, Voice Weakness, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Phlegm, Asthma, Asthma Paroxysmal, Bronchial Asthma, Sputum, Breathing Short, Sleepless, Waist Pain, Stools Dry, Urine Scanty, Urine Red, Complexion Pale, Lips Blue, Sweating, Tiredness, Tongue Coating White, Tongue Coating Moist, Lung Deficiency, Kidney Deficiency, Middle Burner Qi Deficiency, Cold Bl13, Poor Appetite, Voice Weakness, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Asthma Paroxysmal, Bronchial Asthma, Breathing Short, Waist Pain, Stools Dry, Urine Scanty, Urine Red, Complexion Pale, Lips Blue, Tongue Coating White, Tongue Coating Moist, Lung Deficiency, Kidney Deficiency, Middle Burner Qi Deficiency, Cold Bl13 – ST36, SP06, SP18, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD27, CV04, CV06 (Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2)
• Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Tongue Coating Yellow, Shortness of Breath, Breathing Short, Lips Blue, Tongue Coating Greasy, Pulse Rapid, Pneumonia, Pneumonia Right Lobar, Sputum Red, Delirium, Convulsions, Temperature 40, Soft Neck, Thoracic Symmetry, Rale Right Lung, Pulse Heart Rate 120, Heart Murmur, Not Palpable Liver, Not Palpable Spleen, Hyperfunction Knee Reflex, White Blood Cell Count 000's 17.8, Neutrophils 89%, Lymphocytes 10%, Eosinophils 1%, Shadow Upper Right Lung, Tongue Body Red, Pulse Full, Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung, Chest Pain, Tongue Coating Yellow, Breathing Short, Lips Blue, Tongue Coating Greasy, Pulse Rapid, Pneumonia Right Lobar, Sputum Red, Temperature 40, Soft Neck, Thoracic Symmetry, Rale Right Lung, Pulse Heart Rate 120, Heart Murmur, Not Palpable Liver, Not Palpable Spleen, Hyperfunction Knee Reflex, White Blood Cell Count 000's 17.8, Neutrophils 89%, Lymphocytes 10%, Eosinophils 1%, Shadow Upper Right Lung, Tongue Body Red, Pulse Full, Heat Lung, Phlegm Lung – LU02, LI11, LI16, ST36, SP06, KD27, PC06, CV12, GV14 (Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC4)
• Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Qi Deficiency – LI15, SP08, BL23, BL32, BL33, KD03, KD22, KD27, XB02L2 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Atrial Fibrillation – KD27 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Bronchial Asthma – ST36, SP06, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD27, CV04, CV06 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Fever, Pneumonia Right Lobar – LU02, LI11, LI16, ST36, SP06, KD27, PC06, CV12, GV14 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Proteinuria, Glomerulonephritis Chronic – SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL52, BL58, KD03, KD07, KD22, KD27, CV06, CV15, CV17 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside KD27

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD27. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST36Leg Three Miles10 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend7 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection7 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point6 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point5 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences5 protocols
• HT07Spirit Gate5 protocols
• KD22Stepping Upward5 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
• LU11Lesser Metal5 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate5 protocols
• SI03Back Stream5 protocols

Other points on the Kidney Meridian