XB01B Dingchuan (Relieve Dyspnoea)

Location

0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depression the below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.

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, Obesity – LU02, LU06, LI04, LI11, ST37, ST39, BL13, BL25, CV17, XB01B (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1861336 ↗)
• Haemoptysis, Bronchiectasis – BL13, CV17, XB01B (doi:10.37155/2661-4766-0703-8 ↗)
• Copd Acute Exacerbation – XB01A, XB01B (doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0222 ↗)
• Asthma – BL12, BL13, BL20, BL23, XB01B (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Copd Stable – ST36, ST40, BL13, BL23, XB01B (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Allergic Rhinitis – BL23, XB01B, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Asthma – BL13, BL23, BL43, GV04, GV12, GV14, XB01B (doi:10.1186/s40169-016-0084-7 ↗)
• Pneumonia – BL13, BL43, CV17, XB01B (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Asthma – BL13, BL15, BL20, BL23, XB01B (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201030-k0001 ↗)
• Constipation, Copd Acute Exacerbation – LU06, ST25, BL13, KD04, CV08, CV17, GV04, XB01B (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1741212 ↗)
• 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)
• Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthmatic Bronchitis – LU01, LU07, LI04, ST36, ST40, BL13, BL20, BL23, KD03, CV06, CV17, XB01B (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Cough, Asthma – LU07, LI04, ST40, PC06, CV17, CV22, XB01B (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• Cough, Asthma – ST40, BL13, BL23, PC06, CV04, CV06, CV17, CV22, XB01B (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
• 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 Point31 protocols
• CV17Chest Centre18 protocols
• XB01AAsthma Rest17 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles13 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point10 protocols
• CV22Celestial Prominence10 protocols
• ST40Abundant Bulge10 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point7 protocols
• BL12Wind Gate6 protocols
• BL43Vital Region Shu Point6 protocols
• LU09Great Source5 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi4 protocols

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