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Acupoints for Kidney Yang Deficiency

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Protocol (3 points)

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Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

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SP04Grandfather Grandson

SP04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)

🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.

⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: diarrhoea, jaundice, depression, vomiting, distension:abdomen

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Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2-2

Protocol (5 points)

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Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

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BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du4 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: cough, diarrhoea, asthma, tinnitus, deficiency:qi

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Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes

Protocol (8 points)

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ST36Leg Three Miles

ST36 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below st35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.

🛡️ Treats: cough, fever, appetite:weak, diarrhoea, dyspnoea

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Related Symptoms

Other symptoms often treated alongside deficiency:yang:kidney:

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Using Acupoints for Kidney Yang Deficiency

Self-Treatment Guidelines

  • Locate acupoints using anatomical landmarks
  • Apply firm, steady pressure for 1-3 minutes
  • Treat 2-3 times daily for best results

When to Seek Professional Help

  • Severe or persistent deficiency:yang:kidney
  • Symptoms worsen despite treatment
  • If you have underlying health conditions

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