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 DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderShortness of BreathFever TidalFever TidalNeck Whiplash StiffnessImmobility Neck WhiplashNodulesEye PainEye PainHead PainHead PainHeadacheHeadacheNeck PainNeck PainPhlegmScrofulaSweatingNight SweatsSweating Night-timeTuberculosis PulmonaryTuberculosis 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, Acute Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Radiculopathy – SI14, GB20, GB21, GV14, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7, XH15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241126-k0001 ↗)
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Tb, Cough, Sputum White, Sputum Blood, Haemoptysis, Chest Pain, Discomfort Chest, 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)