XH29 Qianzheng (One Hole)

Location

On the cheek, 0.5 thumb widths anterior to the earlap, the same levelas the midpoint of the earlap.

Indications

Conditions for which XH29 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XH29

• 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 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241230-k0005 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Paralysis Abducens Nerve, Paralytic Strabismus – LI04, LI19, ST01, ST04, ST05, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB23, GB01, GB14, GB20, XH04, XH23, XH29, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0009 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Mastoid Pain, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB12, GB14, CV24, XH05, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250205-k0007 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Mastoid Pain, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, LI20, ST04, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, BL10, TB17, GB12, GB14, GB20, CV24, XH05, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250205-k0007 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis, Bell Palsy – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, TB17, GB14, XH29 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250622 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, TB17, GB01, GB14, CV04, CV06, GV20, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241120-k0007 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell's Palsy – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST08, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1647538 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST06, ST08, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB14, GV23, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral, Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST36, BL02, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.010 ↗)
• Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST02, ST08, ST36, BL02, GB11, GB14, GV08, GV14, GV26, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240416-0002 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST18, BL01, GB14, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI20, ST04, ST06, ST08, TB23, GB14, GV23, XH04, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Bell's Palsy – ST02, ST04, XH05, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, TB17, GB14, XH04, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Bell's Palsy – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, GB14, GB20, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, ST04, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB17, GB12, GB14, XH05, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI19, ST02, ST04, ST06, BL02, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Facial Paralysis Intractable – LI04, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, BL02, GB05, GB20, XH04, XH05, XH29 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – LI04, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH05, XH29 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180304 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, ST08, BL02, TB17, GB20, CV24, GV26, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.12.017 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Bell Palsy – LI04, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, SI18, BL01, BL02, TB23, GB14, XH29 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)

Most often selected alongside XH29

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH29. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST04Earth Granary22 protocols
• GB14Yang Bright20 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone20 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley17 protocols
• ST02Four Direction Brightness15 protocols
• TB17Hurricane14 protocols
• LI20Receiving Fragrance11 protocols
• SI18Cheek Bone Hole11 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo10 protocols
• ST07Below The Arch8 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles8 protocols
• XH04Fish Waist8 protocols

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