XL03 (Hundred Insect Nest)

Location

3 thumb widths proximal to the medial superior border of the patella, in the a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle, 1 thumb width proximal to the xuehai sp-10.

Indications

Conditions for which XL03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using XL03

• Itching, Pruritus Uremic, Chronic Kidney Disease – LI11, SP10, XL03 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2026.102054)
• Heat Blood – LU03, LI11, SP10, BL17, BL40, PC04, PC07, PC08, LV14, XL03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Wind Rash – LI04, LI11, KD01, PC03, PC07, XL03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Wind – LU07, LI03, LI04, LI06, LI08, LI11, LI15, LI19, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST03, ST05, ST06, ST08, ST34, SI03, SI09, SI12, SI14, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL12, BL18, BL41, BL45, BL60, BL62, BL63, TB01, TB05, TB16, TB17, TB18, TB22, TB23, GB01, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB07, GB08, GB12, GB13, GB14, GB15, GB16, GB19, GB20, GB31, GB32, GB41, LV07, CV04, CV24, GV08, GV11, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV21, GV22, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH25, XH29, XH40, XH46, XL02, XL03, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J, XU18, XU22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Itching – LU07, LI11, SP06, SP10, XL03 (PGA)
• Damp – LI03, LI08, LI11, LI13, ST25, ST36, ST38, ST40, ST41, SP02, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP07, SP08, SP09, SP11, SP15, BL20, BL22, BL23, BL25, KD02, KD07, GB25, GB30, LV02, LV06, CV02, CV03, GV01, GV06, GV09, XH14, XL03, XL06, XL13, XL14, XL15, XL20, XL23 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
• Heat, Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant), Parasitosis, Retention Food, Spleen Deficiency, Malnutrition (infant) – ST36, SP03, BL20, BL21, CV10, XL03, XU10A, XU10B, XU10C, XU10D (https://www.sacredlotus.com/go/acupuncture/get/acupuncture-point-prescriptions)

Other points on the Extra Points: Lower limbs