XH04 Yuyao (Fish Waist)

Location

In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.

Indications

Conditions for which XH04 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XH04

• Stroke, Facial Pain, Neuralgia Trigeminal – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Synkinesis Facial – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, GB14, CV24, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
• Myopia, Reduced Visual Acuity, Eye Strain – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Palsy, Subacute Facial Paralysis – ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241230-k0005 ↗)
• Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
• Wrinkles Glabellar – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL02, PC06, TB23, LV03, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70144 ↗)
• Ptosis, Diplopia, Ptosis Eyelid, Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, ST02, ST36, BL02, BL62, KD06, TB23, GB14, GB20, CV04, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240814-k0002 ↗)
• Spasm Facial, Blepharospasm, Twitching Facial, Meige Syndrome, Orofacial Dystonia – LU11, LI03, ST02, TB17, GB20, GB41, LV01, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240918-k0004 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Strabismus, Lateral Rectus Palsy, Facial Nerve Injury – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI19, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.7759/cureus.112675 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Dysarthria, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
• Macular Edema, Retinal Vein Occlusion – TB05, TB23, GB20, GV23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000028202 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia, Facial Paralysis, Dysphagia – ST01, ST04, SI18, BL04, CV23, GV24, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1002/ccr3.72438 ↗)
• Dryness Eyes, Dry Eye Syndrome – HT07, KD03, GB01, GB13, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV24, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201108-k0005 ↗)
• Vision Decreased, Macular Edema, Retinal Vein Occlusion – TB05, TB23, GB20, GV23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028202 ↗)
• Neuralgia Trigeminal – LI04, ST02, ST07, LV03, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220314-0004 ↗)
• Vision Blurred, Vision Loss, Macular Degeneration – LI04, ST02, ST07, ST36, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB14, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034735 ↗)
• Myopia, Myopia Juvenile, Visual Acuity Reduced – ST02, BL02, XH04 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231122-0004 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.7759/cureus.57047 ↗)
• Ptosis, Diplopia – ST01, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000038547 ↗)
• Myopia, Myopia Premyopia – ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗)
• Herpes Zoster, Herpes Zoster Face – ST08, TB23, GB15, GV23, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000042066 ↗)
• Wrinkles Glabellar, Aging Facial – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL02, PC06, TB23, LV03, GV20, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1111/jocd.70144 ↗)
• Exotropia, Strabismus – LI11, LI14, ST01, ST02, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL06, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB16, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250331-0008 ↗)
• Myopia – LU01, LU02, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI18, BL02, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL40, BL57, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, TB05, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV04, GV14, GV16, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000046414 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241230-k0005 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04, XH23, XH29, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Vertigo, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU05, LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, BL02, BL03, BL04, TB23, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB41, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13256-026-05957-5 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Synkinesis Facial – LI04, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, ST44, TB17, GB14, LV03, CV24, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000049719 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, GB05, GB20, XH04, XH05 (Min Ding et al.. [Intractable facial paralysis treated with different acupuncture and acupoint embedding therapies: a randomized controlled trial].. PubMed, 2015)
• Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Attack Wind, Cold Meridian, Eye Malclosure Stiffness – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB17, TB23, GB01, GB14, XH04, XH05 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside XH04

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH04. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• BL02Gathered Bamboo18 protocols
• TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow18 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness17 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)15 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright14 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley13 protocols
• XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall13 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool12 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary12 protocols
• LV03Great Surge11 protocols
• ST01Tear Container11 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles11 protocols

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