Location
At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.
Cautions
Caution with temporal artery.
Indications
Conditions for which XH05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Deviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopDisease EyeDisease EyeEye DisorderEye DisorderDizzinessEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHeatMigraineMyalgiaNeuralgia TrigeminalNeuralgia TrigeminalPainEye PainEye PainHeadacheHeadacheMigraineHeadache One-sided PainToothacheToothacheRed EyesRed EyesChannel StagnationChannel Stagnation SwellingSwollen EyesSwollen EyesTeeth Incorrect BiteTeeth Incorrect BiteWind
Protocols using XH05
- Headache Occipital, Headache Tension-type – LI04, SI03, BL60, GB20, GV20, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Facial Paralysis, Spasm Facial, Synkinesis Facial – LI04, ST07, ST36, ST44, TB17, LV03, GV16, GV20, GV24, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049719)
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Ptsd – ST08, PC06, GB08, GB15, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1002/gps3.70035)
- Skin Aging, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST07, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV24, XH03, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.70839)
- Headache, Jaw Pain, Temporomandibular Disorder, Headache Tension-type – LI04, GB20, GV20, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Headache Temporal, Headache Tension-type – LI04, TB05, GB20, GB41, GV20, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Headache Frontal, Headache Tension-type, Forehead Pain – LI04, ST44, GB20, GV20, XH03, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Headache Parietal, Headache Vertex, Headache Tension-type – LI04, PC06, GB20, LV03, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241229282)
- Headache, Insomnia, Altitude Sickness – LI04, PC06, CV12, XH05 (https://doi.org/10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.009)
- Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dim Vision – LI04, LI06, ST01, ST02, ST08, ST36, SI06, SI15, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL10, BL21, TB16, TB17, TB18, GB01, GB03, GB20, GV17, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dizziness – LU03, LI08, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST45, SP06, HT05, SI01, SI07, SI16, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL17, BL18, BL30, BL43, BL56, BL58, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB16, TB19, TB23, GB08, GB11, GB14, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH16, XH31, XH37 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)