XH13 Yuye (Jade Fluid)

玉液yù yèYuye

Extra Points: Head

No diagram: lingual frenulum.

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Indications
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Protocols
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Location

In the mouth, on the vein the in the right side of the frenulum of the tongue.

Cautions

Caution with sublingual vessels.

Indications

Conditions for which XH13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Muscle WastingFluids DeficiencyDiarrheaHeatPainPharyngitisPregnancy Morning SicknessPregnancy NauseaPregnancy Vomiting SwellingTongue SwellingThirsting ExcessiveTongue Lotus FlowerMouth UlcersVoice LossVoice Loss WindstrokeVomiting

TCM actions

What classical sources say XH13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Tongue

Protocols using XH13

  • 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 ↗)
  • Aphasia Post-stroke – LI09, ST36, SP06, HT05, PC06, GB20, CV23, GV15, GV20, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60031-x ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Dysphagia Post-stroke – BL10, GB12, GB20, CV23, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190609-k0001 ↗)
  • Dysphagia, Dysphagia Post-stroke, Pneumonia Stroke-associated – CV24, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1186/s12903-025-07190-w ↗)
  • Dysgeusia, Fatigue Cancer-related – LI02, LI04, SP06, LV03, XH03, XH12, XH13, XH16 (doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10756-1 ↗)
  • Chorea – ST04, ST36, SP06, HT05, PC06, GB13, CV23, CV24, GV20, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH03, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.1016/j.explore.2021.11.002 ↗)
  • Chemotherapy Side Effects, Rectal Cancer – ST40, SP03, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP10, BL23, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, PC06, TB05, LV14, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV04, XH12, XH13 (doi:10.3389/fonc.2026.1957728 ↗)
  • Dysphagia Post-stroke – CV20, CV23, XH12, XH13 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Dysphagia Post-stroke – CV23, XH12, XH13 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, CV22, CV23, XH12, XH13 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Dysphagia – GB20, CV23, GV15, GV20, XH12, XH13 (Wan Ping et al.. [A case of swallowing disorder following radiotherapy on nasopharynx cancer].. Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery, 2013)
  • Tongue Body Stiff – KD07, LV02, CV23, GV16, XH12, XH13 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum – CV12, CV13, CV22, XH12, XH13 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
  • Tongue Rigid, Tongue Swelling – XH12, XH13 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
  • Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, CV22, CV23, XH12, XH13 (ZHANG Sheng-yu et al.. Clinical Trials for Treatment of Stroke Patients with Dysphagia by Vitalstim Electroacupuncture Combined with Swallowing Rehabilitation Training. 针刺研究, 2017)
  • 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 XH13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • XH12Golden Liquid31 protocols
  • CV23Clean Spring19 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool12 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate9 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles8 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences7 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley7 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection7 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre5 protocols
  • TB17Hurricane5 protocols
  • GV15Gate Of Muteness4 protocols
  • GV16Wind Mansion4 protocols