XL07 Lanwei (Appendix Point)
闌尾lán wěiLanwei
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Protocols
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Location
Approximately 2 thumb widths distal to the zusanli st-36 on the right leg.
Cautions
Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment.
Indications
Conditions for which XL07 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AppendicitisAppendicitis AcuteAppendicitis ChronicHeat Fire Large IntestineHeat Large IntestineFoot Drop StiffnessImmobility Foot DropParalysis LegQi Stagnation
TCM actions
What classical sources say XL07 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Digestion
Protocols using XL07
- Postoperative Pain, Post-operative Pain, Nausea Post-operative, Vomiting Post-operative – XL07 (Adib-Hajbaghery Mohsen et al.. Effect of acupressure of Ex-Le7 point on pain, nausea and vomiting after appendectomy: A randomized trial.. Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2013)
- Abscess Intestine, Appendicitis, Abscess Intestine – LI11, ST25, ST37, XL07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Fever, Abscess Intestine, Appendicitis, Abscess Intestine – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST37, GV14, XL07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Vomiting, Abscess Intestine, Appendicitis, Abscess Intestine – LI11, ST25, ST37, PC06, CV12, XL07 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XL07
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XL07. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.