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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the neck, 1 thumb width posterior to the yifeng (TB17).
Cautions
Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
Indications
Conditions for which XH14 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Atrophy OpticCataract IncipientDampDeafnessEye DisorderDreaming ExcessiveEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Night BlindnessNight Blindness VisionHeatHeat FireHyperopiaInsomniaHeadacheTinnitus
TCM actions
What classical sources say XH14 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using XH14
- Dysphagia Pseudobulbar Palsy Post-stroke – GB20, CV23, XH14 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.005 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke, Pseudobulbar Palsy Post-stroke – GB20, CV23, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.07.003 ↗)
- Macular Degeneration Age-related Early – BL02, BL18, BL20, BL23, XH14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.12.011 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – GB20, XH14, MS06, MS07 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210620-k0003 ↗)
- Paralytic Strabismus – BL01, BL02, TB17, GB20, GV26, XH05, XH14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Tinnitus – SI17, SI19, TB06, TB16, TB21, GB02, GB20, XH14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Insomnia – GB20, GV14, GV16, GV18, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH14, XH16 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200325-0006 ↗)
- Strabismus – LI04, TB03, TB23, GB01, GB37, XH05, XH07, XH14 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Most often selected alongside XH14
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH14. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GB20Wind Pool7 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo4 protocols
- XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)4 protocols
- XH07Behind The Eyeball3 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point2 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring2 protocols
- GB01Pupil Crevice2 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness2 protocols
- TB17Hurricane2 protocols
- TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow2 protocols
- XH04Fish Waist2 protocols