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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
1.5 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebra (t8).
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which XB03 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 XB03 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Spleen
Protocols using XB03
- Obesity, Overweight, Phlegm-dampness – BL13, BL17, BL20, BL23, BL25, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240610-k0004 ↗)
- Hyperglycemia, Chorea, Hemichorea – BL20, CV04, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250219-0002 ↗)
- Nephropathy Diabetic – SP06, BL13, BL21, BL23, KD03, XB03 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210036 ↗)
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Diabetes Type 2 – BL17, BL18, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230705-k0002 ↗)
- Obesity, Overweight, Phlegm-dampness – ST24, ST25, ST28, ST40, SP15, BL13, BL17, BL20, BL23, BL25, GB26, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240610-k0004 ↗)
- PCOS, Insulin Resistance – ST36, BL20, BL23, BL32, CV06, CV12, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190903-k0003 ↗)
- Hyperglycemia, Hemichorea, Chorea Nonketotic Hyperglycemic – BL20, CV04, CV12, GV14, GV16, GV20, XB03, MS06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250219-0002 ↗)
- Prediabetes – ST36, BL18, BL20, BL23, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.06.004 ↗)
- Obesity, Impaired Glucose Tolerance – ST25, ST36, BL18, BL20, XB03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.01.003 ↗)
- Impaired Glucose Tolerance – ST36, SP06, BL20, XB03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Nephropathy Diabetic – BL18, BL23, CV04, XB03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Nephropathy Diabetic – ST36, BL20, BL23, XB03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Prediabetes – BL20, BL21, XB03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Type 2 Diabetes – LU09, LI04, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP10, HT07, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, LV03, XB03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Type 2 Diabetes – ST36, SP06, BL13, BL20, BL23, XB03 (doi:10.1016/J.WJAM.2021.05.006 ↗)
Most often selected alongside XB03
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL20Spleen Shu Point12 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point9 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point5 protocols
- BL13Lung Shu Point4 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate3 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre3 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point2 protocols
- BL25Large Intestine Shu Point2 protocols
- GV14Great Vertebra2 protocols