KD 9 - Acupuncture Point - Zhubin

KD 9 Names

• English Name: Guest House
• Pinyin Name: Zhubin
• Chinese Character: 築賓

Location

• 5 cun above KI 3 on the line drawn from KI 3 to KI 10 at the lower end of the belly of the gastrocnemius muscle.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

KD 9 Clinical Uses

• Strong spirit disorders - anger, cursing, mania.
• Deficient yang, cold, in the abdomen - shan disorder, hernia, pain a/or retraction of the scrotum.
• Useful in a detox prescription to assist the cleansing, especially with respect to emotional outbreaks

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KD 9 Point Associations

KD 9 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Shen Disturbance

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

KD 9 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Manic Depression
• Irritability
• Hernia
• Genital Pain, Swelling
• Anxiety

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".