XH44 (Upper Clean Spring)

上廉泉shàng lián quán

Extra Points: Head

Location of acupuncture point XH44 (Upper Clean Spring)
17
Indications
4
Protocols

Location

1 thumb width below midpoint of the lower jaw, in the depression the between the hyoid bone and the lower border of the jaw..

Cautions

Caution with hyoid bone.

Indications

Conditions for which XH44 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AlaliaDifficulty SwallowingDifficulty SwallowingMutismSore ThroatSore ThroatPharyngitis AcutePharyngitis AcutePharyngitis ChronicPharyngitis ChronicSaliva ExcessiveSalivation ExcessiveSpeech SlurredSpeech SlurredStomatitisVoice LossVoice Loss

Protocols using XH44

  • Sore ThroatLU08, LU10, LU11, SI17, BL57, KD03, XH44, XL08, XU06, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Voice LossLU06, LU10, LI04, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI17, LI18, ST04, ST06, ST40, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, SI16, SI19, KD01, KD20, PC05, TB06, TB09, TB17, GB07, CV23, CV24, GV15, GV16, GV17, XH12, XH13, XH44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Saliva ExcessiveLU03, LI18, KD18, KD21, KD26, GB23, GB24, CV22, CV23, CV24, XH44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Difficulty SwallowingLI18, ST09, SI02, SI17, KD01, KD04, XH44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)