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.
Benefit SpleenBenefit SpleenDiabetes MellitusDry ThroatDry ThroatHeatChest PainChest PainRib PainRib PainUpper Stomach PainUpper Stomach PainVomiting
Protocols using XB03
- Upper Stomach Pain – LU06, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST34, ST36, ST42, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL17, BL18, BL21, BL51, KD16, KD19, PC05, PC06, PC09, GB24, LV03, LV14, CV10, CV12, XB03, XL11, XU08 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dry Throat – LU09, LU10, LI06, HT01, HT07, HT09, SI08, BL19, KD06, PC07, GB34, LV02, LV03, LV04, CV22, XB03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Spleen – ST36, SP04, SP05, SP07, KD21, GB25, LV13, CV04, CV12, GV09, XB03, XL20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Rib Pain – LU05, LI08, ST15, ST20, ST36, SP13, SP17, SP18, SP21, HT02, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI05, SI08, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, BL29, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL52, BL67, KD03, KD20, KD21, KD24, PC01, PC03, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB11, TB19, GB11, GB13, GB22, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB30, GB34, GB35, GB38, GB39, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV14, CV04, CV07, CV12, CV14, CV18, GV20, XB03, XH47, XL06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Vomiting – LU01, LU05, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI10, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST19, ST20, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST42, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, BL22, BL31, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL49, BL52, BL61, BL66, KD04, KD16, KD17, KD18, KD19, KD20, KD21, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09, TB06, TB18, TB19, GB07, GB08, GB23, GB24, GB25, GB28, GB29, GB34, GB40, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV11, CV12, CV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, CV22, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV20, GV24, XB03, XC15, XC20, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH26, XL11, XU04, XU05, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU27 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Chest Pain – LU01, LU02, LU06, LU08, LI09, LI14, ST13, ST15, ST19, ST40, SP18, SP21, HT01, HT08, HT09, SI01, SI05, SI08, SI17, SI18, BL12, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL21, BL42, BL44, BL45, BL49, BL67, KD03, KD21, KD22, KD24, KD27, PC02, PC04, PC07, PC08, TB19, GB10, GB13, GB29, GB35, GB38, GB40, GB43, LV02, CV07, CV09, CV14, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV19, CV23, GV20, XB03, XC11A, XC11B, XC11C, XC11D, XC11E, XL11, XU02A, XU02B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Heat – LU01, LU06, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI03, LI05, LI06, LI07, LI08, LI11, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST12, ST30, ST36, ST45, SP02, SP03, SP11, SP12, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI18, BL01, BL04, BL13, BL16, BL22, BL38, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL55, BL60, BL65, KD08, PC06, PC09, TB01, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB15, TB17, TB19, TB20, TB21, GB01, GB02, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB19, GB36, GB37, GB39, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV08, LV13, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV20, GV27, GV28, XB03, XC17, XH02, XH05, XH06, XH09, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH14, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH29, XH40, XH46, XH47, XL06, XL08, XL09, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XL12, XL23, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Diabetes, Neuropathy Diabetic, Nephropathy Diabetic – ST36, SP06, BL23, CV12, XB03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3128378)