XH06 Erjian (Tip Of The Ear)

耳尖ěr jiānErjian

Extra Points: Head

Location of acupuncture point XH06 Erjian (Tip Of The Ear)
15
Indications
3
Protocols
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Location

When the ear is folded forwards, this point lies at the apex of the ear.

Cautions

Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

Indications

Conditions for which XH06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Eyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFever HighHeatMumpsPainLower Back PainEye PainFacial PainMigraineHeadache One-sided PainNeck Pain Redness SwellingSwollen Throat

TCM actions

What classical sources say XH06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit EyesBenefit ThroatCalm Mind Hyperactivity

Protocols using XH06

  • Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit – GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH06 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230636 ↗)
  • Hordeolum – BL02, XH04, XH06 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Red Eyes, Eye Pain, Conjunctivitis Acute – BL02, XH05, XH06, CYC08, EL10 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside XH06

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • BL02Gathered Bamboo2 protocols
  • CYC08Liver1 protocols
  • EL10Eye1 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences1 protocols
  • XH01AFour Spirit Brightness1 protocols
  • XH01BFour Spirit Brightness1 protocols
  • XH01CFour Spirit Brightness1 protocols
  • XH01DFour Spirit Brightness1 protocols
  • XH04Fish Waist1 protocols
  • XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)1 protocols