XU10A Sifeng (Four Stitches)

四縫sì fèngSifeng

Extra Points: Upper limbs

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Location of acupuncture point XU10A Sifeng (Four Stitches)
10
Indications
7
Protocols
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Location

Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which XU10A is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AsthmaCough Whooping(infant) Nutrition DeficiencyInfantile Nutrition DeficiencyDiarrhoea (infant)Diarrhoea InfantileFood Stagnation(infant) StagnationInfantile StagnationSpleen Weakness

Protocols using XU10A

  • Infant Colic – LI04, ST36, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (doi:10.1177/0964528420920308 ↗)
  • Infant Colic, Crying Excessive – LI04, ST36, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2016-011208 ↗)
  • Heat, Damp, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach – ST25, ST37, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Heat, Damp, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST37, SP09, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Heat, Damp, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Overeating Overfeeding, Diarrhoea (infant), Benefit Regulate Spleen, Benefit Regulate Stomach, Overeating Overfeeding – ST25, ST37, CV06, CV11, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Heat, Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant), Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant) – ST36, SP03, BL20, BL21, CV10, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Heat, Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant), Parasitosis, Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant) – ST36, SP03, BL20, BL21, CV10, XL03, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside XU10A

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XU10A. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XU10BFour Stitches7 protocols
  • XU10CFour Stitches7 protocols
  • XU10DFour Stitches7 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles4 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
  • ST25Celestial Pivot3 protocols
  • ST37Upper Great Hollow3 protocols
  • BL20Spleen Shu Point2 protocols
  • BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
  • CV10Lower Stomach2 protocols
  • SP03Great White2 protocols
  • CV06Sea Of Qi1 protocols