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)
21
Indications
1
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 OpticBenefit Eyesight VisionBenefit Eyesight / VisionBenefit Regulate QiCataractCorneal LeukoplakiaEyelids DisorderEyesight / Vision DoubleDouble VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionEyesight / Vision Refractive ErrorRefractive Error VisionGlaucomaHaemorrhage Eye FundusKeratoleukomaFacial ParalysisPterygiumPtosisRegulate Qi

Protocols using XH43

Most often selected alongside XH43

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

  • BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point1 protocols
  • BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
  • GB01Pupil Crevice1 protocols
  • GB04Forehead Fullness1 protocols
  • GB14Yang Bright1 protocols
  • GB20Wind Pool1 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley1 protocols
  • LI06Diverging Passage1 protocols
  • LI11Pond At The Bend1 protocols
  • ST02Four Direction Brightness1 protocols
  • ST03Great Bone Hole1 protocols
  • TB05Outer Gate1 protocols