(KD) Kidney Meridian - Point Functions Chart
You may click on a specific acupuncture point for more detailed information including the location, functions, precautions and the chinese and english names.
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Points
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Functions
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| KD 1 | jing well, wood, descends rising excess (lv fire, lv yang), headaches, tinnitus, cools empty heat from KD Yin Deficiency, chronic sore throat, tonify HD/KD Yin, insomnia, palpitations, rage w/desire to kill, loss of consciousness, yang collapse. |
| KD 2 | ying spring, fire, clear excess a/or acute presentations, especially KD empty heat, chronic sore throat, irritability, wasting and thirsting, KD related emotional issues, fright, fear of being caught, moxa to tonify KD Yang |
| KD 3 | shu stream, earth, yuan source, tonify KD Qi, Yin or Yang from any etiology, KD deficiency asthma, KD a/or LV Yin deficiency, chronic sore throat, dizziness, chronic low back pain, local for heel a/or ankle |
| KD 4 | luo connecting, chronic KD deficient low back pain, local for heel/ankle |
| KD 5 | xi cleft, nourish Yin a/or Blood and moves the uterus, KD related menstrual issues, amenorrhea, oppression below the heart |
| KD 6 | yin qiao master w/LU 7 cv master, sore throat from any etiology, empty heat from Yin defiency, swollen, dry throat, loss of voice, constipation, plum pit qi, nighttime epilepsy |
| KD 7 | jing river, metal, tonify KD Yang, especially water regulation, sweating too much or too little, swellings, urinary issues, chronic oedema effecting lower legs a/or abdomen, five types of lin from damp or damp-heat, low back pain from deficiency a/or stagnation |
| KD 8 | yin qiao xi cleft, movement a/or mobility of the medial aspect of the lower limbs, ankle, heel, sprains, pain |
| KD 9 | yin wei xi cleft, strong spirit disorders, anger, cursing, mania, deficient yang/cold in abdomen, shan disorder, hernia, pain a/or retraction of the scrotum, helpful in detox prescriptions to help with emotional outbursts |
| KD 10 | he sea, water, clear damp or damp-heat in the lower warmer, urgent/difficult urination, genital pain/itching, uterine bleeding, tonify LV in five phase treatments |
| KD 11 | KD 11, KD 12, KD 13, KD 14 & KD 15 all intersect the chong mai and are useful local points for abdominal a/or gynecological issues |
| KD 16 | cold a/or dry effecting the lower abdomen a/or intestines, constipation, abdominal pain, five types of lin, shan disorder |
| KD 22 | local point, generally for cough, chest tension, constricted breathing |
| KD 27 | open and relax the chest, asthma, constricted breathing, cough, tonify KD deficiency in adrenal exhaustion, fatigue, lowered immunity, local for neck a/or jaw |
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Hartstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
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