Location
1 thumb width lateral to the chengjiang (cv. 24), at the mental foramen of the mandible..
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XH18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit ChannelBenefit ChannelDeviation EyeDeviation EyeFacial DroopFacial DroopGingivitisHeatJaundiceNeuralgia TrigeminalNeuralgia TrigeminalOedema CheekOedema CheekPainFacial PainFacial PainStomach PainStomach PainToothacheToothacheFacial ParalysisFacial ParalysisSpasm HemifacialSpasm HemifacialWind
Protocols using XH18
- Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Facial Paralysis – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, SP06, SI18, TB05, TB17, GB14, LV03, XH18, XH29 (doi:10.1016/S0254-6272(09)60061-3 ↗)
- Face Numbness, Hypoesthesia Inferior Alveolar Nerve, Injury Nerve Peripheral, Post-surgical Tooth Extraction – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, PC06, CV24, XH18 (doi:10.1177/25785478261462397 ↗)
- Fire Liver, Facial Pain, Stomach, Mandibular Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fire Liver, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain – ST05, ST06, ST07, ST44, BL02, TB05, GB14, LV03, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Common Cold, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Invasion Pathogenic Wind, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Invasion Pathogenic Wind – ST05, ST06, ST07, BL02, TB05, GB14, GB20, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Yin Deficiency, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fire Excessive, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Yin Deficiency, Facial Pain, Mandibular Pain, Fire Excessive – ST05, ST06, ST07, SP06, BL02, KD06, TB05, GB14, XH05, XH18 (sacredlotus.com ↗)