XH22 Shangtianzhu (Upper Celestial Pillar)

上天柱shàng tiān zhùShangtianzhu

Extra Points: Head

Location of acupuncture point XH22 Shangtianzhu (Upper Celestial Pillar)
5
Indications
2
Protocols
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Location

0.5 thumb widths directly above the tianzhu (BL10).

Cautions

Caution with vertebral artery.

Indications

Conditions for which XH22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit EyesExophthalmusHyperthyroidismPacify LiverSuppress Yang

Protocols using XH22

Most often selected alongside XH22

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
  • HT07Spirit Gate2 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool1 protocols
  • GV24Spirit Court1 protocols
  • KD03Great Stream1 protocols
  • SP06Three Yin Intersection1 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles1 protocols
  • XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall1 protocols