(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.

Points
Functions
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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