Location
Between 1 & 2 thumb widths distal to the yanglingquan gb-34 on the right leg. palpate to the find the area of the maximum tenderness.
Cautions
Avoid in acute cholecystitis.
Indications
Conditions for which XL06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Biliary AscariasisCholecystitisCholecystitis AcuteAcute CholecystitisCholecystitis ChronicCholelithiasisCholelithiasis AcuteCholelithiasis ChronicDampDisease Bile DuctCostal Lateral BloatingHeatLeg NumbnessRib PainParalysis Leg
Protocols using XL06
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13, XL06 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
- Cholelithiasis – ST21, BL18, BL19, GB24, GB34, LV14, XL06 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Biliary Ascariasis, Abdomen Upper Pain – LI20, ST02, ST19, XL06 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Most often selected alongside XL06
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XL06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL19Gallbladder Shu Point2 protocols
- GB24Sun And Moon2 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring2 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
- LI20Receiving Fragrance1 protocols
- LV13Bright Gate1 protocols
- LV14Qi Cycle Gate1 protocols
- ST02Four Direction Brightness1 protocols
- ST19Not Contained1 protocols
- ST21Ridge Gate1 protocols
