XB08 (Seventeenth Lumbar Point)

十七椎shí qī zhuī

Extra Points: Back

Location of acupuncture point XB08 (Seventeenth Lumbar Point)
15
Indications
1
Protocols

Location

On the midline of the lower back, in the depression the below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra (l5).

Cautions

Caution in sacral conditions.

Protocols using XB08

  • DysmenorrheaST25, SP04, SP06, SP10, BL23, BL32, GB27, GB28, LV03, CV04, XB08 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture — point group actions)