Kidney 18

KD 18 / ShiGuan / Stone Passage

POINT LOCATION

3 cun superior to the umbilicus, 0.5 cun lateral to the midline

 

Associations

• Meeting Point of Kidney & Chong Channels

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Abdominal pain
• Postpartum pain
• Constipation
• Vomiting
• Sterility

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates Qi
• Alleviates pain
• Harmonizes Stomach
• Regulates Lower Jiao

 

Cautions

• Deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity