XB09 Yaoqi (Miraculous Waist Point)

Location

2 thumb widths superior to the tip (inferior end) of the coccyx..

Indications

Conditions for which XB09 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 XB09 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using XB09

• Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Stroke Sequelae, Sleep Quality Poor, Fatigue Post-stroke – GB20, GV03, GV09, GV11, GV14, GV16, GV20, GV24, XB09, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231114-k0008 ↗)
• Epilepsy – ST40, HT07, KD06, LV03, CV14, XB09 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Syncope – ST40, HT07, KD06, GV16, GV20, XB09 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Epilepsy – SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, XB09, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Epilepsy, Phlegm Stagnation, Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation – ST36, ST40, SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, CV04, CV12, XB09, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Epilepsy, Seizure Day, Seizure Day – SP06, HT07, BL15, BL62, KD03, XB09, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Epilepsy, Seizure Night, Seizure Night – SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, KD06, XB09, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside XB09

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XB09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• HT07Spirit Gate6 protocols
• BL15Heart Shu Point4 protocols
• KD03Great Stream4 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
• XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall4 protocols
• KD06Shining Sea3 protocols
• ST40Abundant Bulge3 protocols
• GV16Wind Mansion2 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
• BL62Extending Vessel1 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate1 protocols
• CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols

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