XH16 (Peaceful Sleep)

Location

Behind the ear, midway between fengchi gb-20 & yifeng sj-17, close but slightly posterior & inferior to the wangu gb-12.

Indications

Conditions for which XH16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XH16

• Insomnia – SP06, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102292)
• Fatigue, Fatigue Cancer Related – SP06, LV03, XH03, XH16 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10756-1)
• Palpitations – LU04, LU07, ST27, ST36, ST41, SP06, HT01, HT05, HT06, HT07, HT08, HT09, SI08, BL14, BL15, BL19, BL62, BL64, KD04, KD20, KD24, KD26, PC02, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07, TB02, TB10, GB09, GB19, LV02, LV05, CV13, CV14, CV15, GV11, GV16, GV20, GV22, GV24, XH16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Tinnitus – LI01, LI02, LI03, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST01, ST07, ST36, ST44, SP06, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI09, SI16, SI17, SI19, BL08, BL23, BL62, BL67, KD03, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB07, TB18, TB19, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB06, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB19, GB20, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, GV04, XH14, XH16, XH30, XU14 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Agitation – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU09, LI11, ST08, ST27, ST36, ST41, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP05, HT01, HT08, HT09, SI01, SI04, SI08, BL03, BL04, BL11, BL14, BL30, BL42, KD01, KD04, KD24, KD25, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB04, TB15, GB05, GB08, GB39, GB44, LV02, LV13, CV14, CV18, CV19, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV18, GV20, GV24, GV28, XH03, XH16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Restlessness – ST40, SP04, HT09, SI08, BL14, BL15, PC03, PC05, XH03, XH16 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Calm Spirit Shen – LI05, LI07, LI08, ST23, ST24, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP04, SP05, SP06, HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, HT08, HT09, SI03, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI19, BL08, BL10, BL15, BL43, BL62, BL64, KD01, KD06, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB10, GB09, GB12, GB35, GB44, LV01, CV01, CV14, CV15, GV01, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV23, GV24, GV26, GV27, XB09, XH14, XH16, XU26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Headache – LU06, LU07, LU10, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI08, LI09, ST02, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, HT02, HT05, SI01, SI04, SI07, SI16, BL01, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL16, BL19, BL22, BL30, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL56, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL65, KD03, PC01, PC06, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB11, TB12, TB16, TB18, TB19, TB21, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB07, GB09, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB36, GB39, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, LV08, CV04, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV16, GV18, GV23, GV24, GV26, XB09, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH14, XH15, XH16, XH21, XH35, XH38, XH45, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XU07A, XU07B, XU08, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU24 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Epilepsy – LU05, LU07, LI16, ST40, ST41, SP04, HT03, HT06, HT07, HT09, SI02, SI03, SI08, SI19, BL03, BL05, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL13, BL15, BL18, BL40, BL58, BL60, BL62, BL63, BL64, KD01, KD20, PC04, PC05, PC07, PC08, TB02, TB07, TB10, TB13, TB23, GB04, GB09, GB12, GB13, GB15, GB16, GB20, GB34, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV12, CV14, GV02, GV05, GV08, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV18, GV20, GV26, GV27, XB09, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH16, XH27, XH33, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Insomnia – SP06, HT07, KD06, GB13, GB20, GB21, XH16 (PGA)
• High Blood Pressure – LU07, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL16, BL22, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, KD01, PC06, PC08, PC09, TB05, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV02, LV03, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV16, GV26, XH03, XH16, XH32 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Dizziness – LU03, LI08, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST45, SP06, HT05, SI01, SI07, SI16, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL17, BL18, BL30, BL43, BL56, BL58, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB16, TB19, TB23, GB08, GB11, GB14, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH16, XH31, XH37 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

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