XH43 Shangming/waiming (Upper Brightness)
上明 / 外明shàng míng / wài míngShangming/waiming
21
Indications
2
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
- Paralysis Oculomotor Nerve – 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 ↗)
Most often selected alongside XH43
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XH43. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL02Gathered Bamboo2 protocols
- GB01Pupil Crevice2 protocols
- GB14Yang Bright2 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow2 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point1 protocols
- GB04Forehead Fullness1 protocols
- LI06Diverging Passage1 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend1 protocols
- LI19Grain Bone Hole1 protocols
- SI18Cheek Bone Hole1 protocols