XB01B Dingchuan (Relieve Dyspnoea)
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Protocols
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Location
0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depression the below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which XB01B is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using XB01B
- Cough, Cough Chronic, Asthma Cough Variant, Cold Wind Lung – ST36, BL12, BL43, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250301-k0001 ↗)
- Wheezing, Bronchial Asthma, Dyspnea, Asthma Acute Exacerbation – BL13, BL25, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250429-k0002 ↗)
- Breathing Problems, COPD, Dyspnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Copd Acute Exacerbation – LU09, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP15, BL13, CV12, CV17, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.12669/pjms.42.3.13454 ↗)
- Breathing Problems, COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Copd Acute Exacerbation – ST40, BL13, CV17, CV22, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1879332 ↗)
- COPD, Copd Stable – ST36, BL13, BL23, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.1089/acm.2014.0284 ↗)
- Asthma Cough-variant – ST36, BL13, CV17, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.03.011 ↗)
- Asthma – LU01, LU06, LU09, ST40, BL12, BL13, CV17, CV22, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.002 ↗)
- Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis – LU01, LU09, ST36, BL12, BL13, CV17, XB01A, XB01B, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190412-0007 ↗)
- Respiratory Failure, Copd Acute Exacerbation – LU09, BL13, CV12, CV17, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200606-k0007 ↗)
- COPD – ST36, BL13, BL20, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.200646 ↗)
- Asthma, Bronchial Asthma – ST36, BL13, CV17, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201203-0002 ↗)
- COPD – ST36, BL13, BL20, BL23, XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04630-y ↗)
- Cough, Asthma Cough Variant – ST36, BL12, BL43, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250301-k0001 ↗)
- Bronchial Asthma, Asthma Acute Exacerbation – BL13, BL25, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250429-k0002 ↗)
- Cough Chronic – BL13, CV04, CV06, CV08, CV12, CV17, CV22, XB01B (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1580229 ↗)
- Rhinitis Allergic Persistent – BL13, BL20, BL23, BL43, CV06, GV04, GV14, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.11.011 ↗)
- Asthma – LU01, LU07, LU09, LI04, BL12, BL13, CV17, CV22, XB01A, XB01B (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Breathing Problems, COPD, Dyspnea, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Copd Stable – ST36, BL13, XB01A, XB01B (Gao J ie et al.. [Comparative research on effect of warm needling therapy on pulmonary function and life quality of patients with COPD in the stable phase].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2011)
- Copd Stable – LU07, LU10, LI06, BL13, CV17, XB01A, XB01B (Xu Jian-hua et al.. [Efficacy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at stable stage treated with cutting method and western medication].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2015)
- Asthma Chronic Persistent – ST36, BL13, KD03, PC05, TB06, CV17, GV14, XB01A, XB01B (Xie Yilin et al.. [Impacts on asthma at persistent stage and immune function in the patients treated with acupuncture for warming yang and benefiting qi].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2016)
- Chronic Bronchitis – CV22, GV14, XB01A, XB01B (Gao Feng et al.. [Observation on the therapeutic effect of acupoint sticking therapy for prevention of acute attack of chronic bronchitis].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2007)
- Phlegm, Asthma, Heat, Excess – LU05, ST40, BL13, CV22, XB01B (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Phlegm, Asthma, Heat, Excess, Spleen Deficiency, Spleen Deficiency – LU05, ST40, BL13, BL20, CV12, CV22, XB01B (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Phlegm, Heat, Excess, Asthma Persistent, Asthma Persistent – LU05, ST40, BL13, BL43, CV22, GV12, XB01B (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XB01B
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB01B. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL13Lung Shu Point21 protocols
- XB01AAsthma Rest16 protocols
- CV17Chest Centre11 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles11 protocols
- CV22Celestial Prominence8 protocols
- ST40Abundant Bulge6 protocols
- BL12Wind Gate5 protocols
- LU09Great Source5 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point4 protocols
- BL43Vital Region Shu Point4 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre4 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point3 protocols