XH18 Xiachengjiang (Lower Saliva Receptacle)

Location

1 thumb width lateral to the chengjiang (cv. 24), at the mental foramen of the mandible..

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.

TCM actions

What classical sources say XH18 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

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 ↗)
• Paresthesia, Hypoesthesia Inferior Alveolar Nerve – LI04, LI11, ST05, ST36, LV03, XH18 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.01.004 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST40, ST44, SI18, GB14, LV03, XH18 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST40, SI18, GB14, LV03, XH18 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
• 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 ↗)

Most often selected alongside XH18

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH18. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST06Jaw Bone7 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright6 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
• LV03Great Surge5 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch5 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary4 protocols
• ST05Great Reception4 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate4 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo3 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole3 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness3 protocols
• XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)3 protocols

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