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Protocols
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Location
In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XH04 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Eyelid DroopingEyelid TwitchEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentPainEye PainHeadache Frontal Pain Redness Swelling
TCM actions
What classical sources say XH04 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Eyes
Protocols using XH04
- Stroke, Facial Pain, Neuralgia Trigeminal – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
- Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
- Myopia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Eye Strain – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Palsy, Subacute Facial Paralysis – ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241230-k0005 ↗)
- Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
- Wrinkles Glabellar – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL02, PC06, TB23, LV03, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70144 ↗)
- Ptosis, Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, BL62, KD06, TB23, GB14, GB20, CV04, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240814-k0002 ↗)
- Spasm Facial, Blepharospasm, Twitching Facial, Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia – LU11, LI03, ST02, TB17, GB20, GB41, LV01, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240918-k0004 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Strabismus, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Facial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
- Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI19, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.7759/cureus.112675 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
- Macular Edema, Retinal Vein Occlusion – TB05, TB23, GB20, GV23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000028202 ↗)
- Stroke, Aphasia, Facial Paralysis, Dysphagia – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
- Dryness Eyes, Dry Eye Syndrome – HT07, KD03, GB01, GB13, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV24, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201108-k0005 ↗)
- Vision Decreased, Macular Edema, Retinal Vein Occlusion – TB05, TB23, GB20, GV23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028202 ↗)
- Neuralgia Trigeminal – LI04, ST02, ST07, LV03, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220314-0004 ↗)
- Vision Blurred, Vision Loss, Macular Degeneration – LI04, ST02, ST07, ST36, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034735 ↗)
- Myopia, Myopia Juvenile, Visual Acuity Reduced – ST02, BL02, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231122-0004 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗)
- Ptosis, Diplopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
- Myopia, Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
- Herpes Zoster, Herpes Zoster Face – ST08, TB23, GB15, GV23, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000042066 ↗)
- Wrinkles Glabellar, Aging Facial – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL02, PC06, TB23, LV03, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70144 ↗)
- Exotropia, Strabismus – LI11, LI14, ST01, ST02, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL06, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB16, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250331-0008 ↗)
- Myopia – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241230-k0005 ↗)
- Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04, XH23, XH29, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
- Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis Facial – LI04, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, ST44, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
- Dry Eye – BL02, TB23, XH04 (doi:10.3390/diseases12080192 ↗)
- Headache Cluster – ST02, BL02, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211984 ↗)
- Vision Loss, Retinitis Pigmentosa – LI03, LI12, ST02, ST25, HT08, BL02, BL67, GB20, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14, CYC08, EL10 (doi:10.1111/cxo.12117 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST08, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1647538 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST06, ST08, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB14, GV23, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST36, BL02, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
- Dry Eye – ST02, BL02, TB23, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.011 ↗)
- Myopia Juvenile – LI04, BL02, GB01, XH04, CVC01, EL10, IN04, IN05, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035018 ↗)
- Optic Neuropathy Ischemic – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, KD03, GB37, LV03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.32629/jcmr.v7i2.5281 ↗)
- Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, GB05, GB20, XH04, XH05 (Min Ding et al.. [Intractable facial paralysis treated with different acupuncture and acupoint embedding therapies: a randomized controlled trial].. PubMed, 2015)
- Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, XH04, XH05 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XH04
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH04. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL02Gathered Bamboo25 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness23 protocols
- TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow21 protocols
- XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)19 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley18 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright17 protocols
- XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall15 protocols
- ST04Earth Granary14 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool13 protocols
- ST06Jaw Bone13 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles13 protocols
- LV03Great Surge12 protocols