Location
In the mouth, on the vein the in the left side of the frenulum of the tongue.
Cautions
Caution with sublingual vessels.
Indications
Conditions for which XH12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Muscle WastingBenefit TongueFluids DeficiencyDiarrheaHeatPainPharyngitisPregnancy Morning SicknessPregnancy NauseaPregnancy Vomiting SwellingTongue SwellingThirsting ExcessiveTongue Lotus FlowerMouth UlcersVoice LossVoice Loss WindstrokeVomiting
Protocols using XH12
- Saliva Excessive, Dysphagia, Dysarthria, Tongue Weakness, Motor Neuron Disease, Palsy Bulbar Progressive – LI04, LI11, GB15, GB20, CV23, GV20, GV24, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000031446 ↗)
- Stroke, Aphasia Motor, Post-Stroke Aphasia – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT05, KD03, PC06, TB17, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1554208 ↗)
- Dysgeusia, Taste Altered, Fatigue Cancer Related – LI02, LI04, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10756-1 ↗)
- Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – PC06, CV23, GV20, GV26, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240327-k0004 ↗)
- Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Pneumonia Stroke-associated, Reduced Saliva – CV24, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1186/s12903-025-07190-w ↗)
- Hoarseness, Dysphagia, Tongue Weakness, Facial Muscle Weakness, Cranial Nerve Injury, Facial Palsy, Injury Cranial Nerve – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST03, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST25, ST36, SP06, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, CV04, CV06, CV23, XH03, XH05, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250218-k0004 ↗)
- Stroke, Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, CV23, GV26, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04916-9 ↗)
- Drooling, Saliva Excessive, Cerebral Palsy, Dysphagia – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST36, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.08.008 ↗)
- Stroke, Aphasia, Aphasia Post-stroke, Aphasia Motor, Aphasia Motor Poststroke – LI04, GV15, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190811-k0002 ↗)
- Stroke, Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke – LU07, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV16, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180018 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia – TB17, CV23, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200724-0002 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke – BL10, GB12, GB20, CV23, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201110-k0002 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗)
- Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke – SP06, PC06, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV26, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000037464 ↗)
- Aphasia Post-stroke – LI09, ST36, SP06, HT05, PC06, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV20, XH12, XH13 (Sun Youzhi, Xue Steve An, Zuo Zhengyun. Acupuncture therapy on apoplectic aphasia rehabilitation. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2012; 32(3): 314-321.)
- Retention Food, Vomiting Persistent, Retention Food, Vomiting Persistent – ST36, SP04, PC06, CV10, CV12, XH12, XH13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Qi Liver, Vomiting Persistent, Qi Liver, Vomiting Persistent – ST36, SP04, PC06, LV03, CV12, XH12, XH13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Vomiting Persistent, Hypofunction Spleen, Hypofunction Stomach, Vomiting Persistent, Hypofunction Spleen, Hypofunction Stomach – ST36, SP04, BL20, PC06, CV12, XH12, XH13 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XH12
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH12. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- XH13Jade Fluid18 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring11 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool8 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate7 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences5 protocols
- TB17Hurricane5 protocols
- GV26Philtrum4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre3 protocols
- GV15Gate Of Muteness3 protocols