XH43 Shangming/waiming (Upper Brightness)

上明 / 外明shàng míng / wài míngShangming/waiming

Extra Points: Head

Location of acupuncture point XH43 Shangming/waiming (Upper Brightness)
17
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location

Directly below the midpoint of the arch of the eyebrow, just under the superior border of the orbit. below yuyao..

Cautions

Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.

Indications

Conditions for which XH43 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AmetropiaAtrophy OpticCataractCorneal LeukoplakiaEyelids DisorderEyesight / Vision DoubleDouble VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Refractive ErrorRefractive Error VisionGlaucomaHaemorrhage Eye FundusKeratoleukomaFacial ParalysisPterygiumPtosis

TCM actions

What classical sources say XH43 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Eyesight VisionBenefit Eyesight / VisionBenefit Regulate QiRegulate Qi

Protocols using XH43

  • Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, LI06, LI11, ST02, ST03, BL01, BL02, TB05, TB23, GB01, GB04, GB14, GB20, XH43 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190514-k0006 ↗)
  • 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 ↗)
  • Oculomotor Nerve Palsy – LI04, ST01, XH04, XH05, XH43 (doi:10.1155/2016/3961450 ↗)
  • Bell Palsy – ST01, ST04, BL01, TB17, XH43 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Hoarseness, Ptosis Eyelid, Myasthenia Gravis – ST01, ST02, ST36, ST43, ST44, HT05, BL23, GB14, GB20, CV04, CV06, CV22, CV23, GV04, GV14, GV15, XH04, XH11, XH43 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside XH43

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH43. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • ST01Tear Container4 protocols
  • GB14Yang Bright3 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
  • XH04Fish Waist3 protocols
  • BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point2 protocols
  • BL02Gathered Bamboo2 protocols
  • GB01Pupil Crevice2 protocols
  • ST02Four Direction Brightness2 protocols
  • ST04Earth Granary2 protocols
  • TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow2 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols

Other points on the Extra Points: Head

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