XU11A Shixuan (Ten Diffusions)

十宣shí xuānShixuan

Extra Points: Upper limbs

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Location of acupuncture point XU11A Shixuan (Ten Diffusions)
18
Indications
2
Protocols
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Location

On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

Cautions

Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

Indications

Conditions for which XU11A is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say XU11A does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Open Portals

Protocols using XU11A

  • Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – SI03, SI04, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (doi:10.7759/cureus.105930 ↗)
  • Sunstroke Severe, Thermoplegia, Thermospasm, Heliosis, Sunstroke Severe – BL40, PC03, GV20, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside XU11A

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XU11A. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XU11BTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11CTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11DTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11ETen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11FTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11GTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11HTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11ITen Diffusions2 protocols
  • XU11JTen Diffusions2 protocols
  • BL40Middle Of The Crease1 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences1 protocols
  • GV26Philtrum1 protocols