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Acupuncture Points for Kidney Yang Deficiency

5 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Kidney Yang Deficiency:

Kidney Yang DeficiencyKidney Yang DeficiencyAnkylosing SpondylitisAsthmaBronchial AsthmaBronchial Asthma

Points cited for Kidney Yang Deficiency

How often each point appears across the 5 entries ranked highest for Kidney Yang Deficiency. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL23Kidney Shu PointBladder Meridian3 of 5
  • ST36Leg Three MilesStomach Meridian2 of 5
  • BL20Spleen Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL29Middle Spine ShuBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL30White Ring Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL31Upper Bone HoleBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL32Second Bone HoleBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL33Middle Bone HoleBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • BL34Lower Bone HoleBladder Meridian1 of 5
  • CV03Central PivotConception Vessel1 of 5
  • CV04Original Qi GateConception Vessel1 of 5

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (8 points)

100%

ST36 · SP10 · BL23 · BL25 · CV03 · CV22 · GV02 · GV14

Lower Back PainStiffness MorningBack Lower PainKidney Yang DeficiencyLumbar WeaknessAnkylosing Spondylitis
Point 1 of 8

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, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath

Study-reported

Moxibustion + Thread embedding · 8 sessions over 8 weeks

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20231040 ↗

Protocol (3 points)

90%

SP04 · KD06 · CV06

CoughSputum WhiteTongue Coating PalePulse DeepPulse ThinAsthmaBronchial AsthmaBreathing ShortWaist PainTongue Coating WhiteKnee PainWaist WeaknessKnees WeaknessCold LimbsDizzinessTinnitusUrination FrequentLegs SwellingTongue Body SwollenTongue Coating GreasySpleen Yang DeficiencyKidney Yang DeficiencySpleen Qi DeficiencyKidney Qi DeficiencyWarm SpleenKidney WeaknessQi RebelliousWarm SpleenSputum WhiteTongue Coating PalePulse DeepPulse ThinBronchial AsthmaBreathing ShortWaist PainTongue Coating WhiteKnee PainWaist WeaknessKnees WeaknessCold LimbsUrination FrequentLegs SwellingTongue Body SwollenTongue Coating GreasySpleen Yang DeficiencyKidney Yang DeficiencySpleen Qi DeficiencyKidney Qi DeficiencyKidney WeaknessQi Rebellious
Point 1 of 3

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: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2-2
Not substantiated. Studies in the index cover this search, and none of their protocols use any of these points.

Protocol (5 points)

90%

BL23 · BL29 · BL30 · KD03 · KD07

Kidney Yang DeficiencyKidney Yang Deficiency
Point 1 of 5

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 GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes
Substantiated by a study. BL23 also appears in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20231040 ↗

Protocol (4 points)

90%

BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34

PCOSKidney-yang Deficiency
Point 1 of 4

BL31Upper Bone Hole

BL31 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng hé)

🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Common Cold, Vomiting, Back Pain

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

王任阳陈培芳夏德鹏陈燕军张雪飞高楠. 针刺结合隔姜灸八髎穴治疗肾阳虚证多囊卵巢综合征疗效观察. 亚太传统医药 ., 2023 [CNKI]
Not substantiated. Studies in the index cover this search, and none of their protocols use any of these points.

Protocol (8 points)

70%

ST36 · SP06 · BL20 · BL23 · CV04 · CV12 · GV20 · GV24

Kidney Yang DeficiencySpleen DeficiencyConvulsions (infant) ChronicKidney Yang DeficiencySpleen DeficiencyConvulsions (infant) Chronic
Point 1 of 8

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, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath

Website

Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.

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Substantiated by a study. ST36, BL23 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20231040 ↗
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How the studies delivered it

What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

  • Moxibustion1 of 1
  • Thread embedding1 of 1

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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