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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say XH04 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using XH04

The 50 best-sourced of 81, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• 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 ↗)
• Dry Eye – BL02, TB23, XH04 (doi:10.3390/diseases12080192 ↗)
• Headache Cluster – ST02, BL02, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211984 ↗)
• Vision Loss, Retinitis Pigmentosa – LI03, LI12, ST02, ST25, HT08, BL02, BL67, GB20, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24, XH03, XH04, XH05, XH07, XH14, CYC08, EL10 (doi:10.1111/cxo.12117 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST08, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1647538 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST06, ST08, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB14, GV23, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST36, BL02, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
• Dry Eye – ST02, BL02, TB23, XH03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.011 ↗)
• Myopia Juvenile – LI04, BL02, GB01, XH04, CVC01, EL10, IN04, IN05, TF10 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035018 ↗)
• Optic Neuropathy Ischemic – LI04, ST02, SP06, BL01, BL02, KD03, GB37, LV03, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.32629/jcmr.v7i2.5281 ↗)
• Myopia, Accommodative Lag – ST01, ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB01, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117552 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
• Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, ST01, XH04, XH05, XH43 (doi:10.1155/2016/3961450 ↗)
• Anesthesia Requirement Reduction – LI04, SI18, GB20, XH04 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI20, ST04, ST06, ST08, TB23, GB14, GV23, XH04, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Myopia Juvenile – ST02, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Dry Eye – ST02, BL01, BL02, GB01, XH04, XH05 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Anesthesia Requirement Reduction, Recovery Anesthesia – BL02, BL10, GB20, XH04 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Anesthesia Requirement Reduction, Recovery Anesthesia – BL02, BL10, GB20, XH04 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Anesthesia Requirement Reduction – LI04, GB20, XH04 (doi:10.1007/BF02482034 ↗)

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 Bamboo50 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley39 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness38 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright35 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)34 protocols
• TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow33 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool29 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary25 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone23 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles22 protocols
• ST01Tear Container20 protocols
• GB01Pupil Crevice18 protocols

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