Location
At the back of the neck, 2 thumb widths superior to the dazhui du-14, 1 thumb width lateral to the midline.
Cautions
Caution near carotid artery and jugular vein.
Indications
Conditions for which XH15 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
CoughSteaming Bone DisorderShortness of BreathFever TidalNeck Whiplash StiffnessImmobility Neck WhiplashNodulesEye PainHead PainHeadacheNeck PainPhlegmScrofulaSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeTuberculosis Pulmonary
Protocols using XH15
- Insomnia, Neck Pain, Neck Chronic Pain – HT07, KD03, GB12, GV20, XH03, XH15 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S598575 ↗)
- Qi Stagnation, Stasis Blood, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy, Acute Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Radiculopathy – SI14, GB20, GB21, GV14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241126-k0001 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Spondylosis Cervical, Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – GB20, GB21, GV14, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20191019-k0001 ↗)
- Neck Pain – SI15, XH15 (doi:10.1002/ejp.1924 ↗)
- Neck Chronic Pain – SI15, XH15 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S638747 ↗)
- Neck Chronic Pain – SI15, BL10, GB20, GB21, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.015 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – LI04, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis – GB21, GV14, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – SI15, GV14, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – SI15, TB03, GV14, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Allergic Rhinitis – BL23, XB01B, XH15 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis – BL10, BL24, BL25, TB16, GB12, GB20, XB02L5, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.11.010 ↗)
- Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – SI15, BL10, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201022-k0007 ↗)
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Cough, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Chest Discomfort, Fever, Sweating Nighttime, Fatigue, Poor Appetite, Weight Low, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Heat Five Palm, Listlessness, Temperature 37.8, Complexion Pallor, Malar Flush, Voice Weakness, Tongue Coating Pale, Tongue Body Thin, Tongue Coating Yellow, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Shortness of Breath, Lung Yin Deficiency, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Fire Deficiency, Heat Deficiency, Lung Weakness, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Benefit Regulate Qi, Phlegm, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Chest Pain, Discomfort Chest, Sweating Nighttime, Poor Appetite, Weight Low, Heat Five Palm, Temperature 37.8, Complexion Pallor, Malar Flush, Voice Weakness, Tongue Coating Pale, Tongue Body Thin, Tongue Coating Yellow, Pulse Deep, Pulse Thin, Pulse Weak, Lung Yin Deficiency, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Fire Deficiency, Heat Deficiency, Lung Weakness, Upright Zheng Qi Weakness, Benefit Regulate Qi – LU01, ST36, BL13, BL43, KD03, CV12, CV17, GV13, XH15 (Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1)
- Sweating Spontaneous, Sweating Spontaneous – LU07, LU09, LI04, ST36, KD07, GV14, XH15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Scrofula Neck – TB17, GB21, XH15 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Cough, Haemoptysis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis – LU01, ST36, BL13, BL43, KD03, CV12, CV17, GV13, XH15 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside XH15
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH15. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- GV14Great Vertebra6 protocols
- SI15Middle Shoulder Point6 protocols
- GB21Shoulder Well5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- BL10Celestial Pillar3 protocols
- KD03Great Stream3 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
- BL13Lung Shu Point2 protocols
- BL43Vital Region Shu Point2 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
- CV17Chest Centre2 protocols
- GB12Mastoid Process2 protocols
