XL21 Shimian (Losing Sleep)

失眠shī miánShimian

Extra Points: Lower limbs

Location of acupuncture point XL21 Shimian (Losing Sleep)
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location

On the bottom of the foot, at the crossing of the perpendicular line from the tip of the external malleolus and the midline of the foot bottom.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which XL21 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say XL21 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Calm Mind

Protocols using XL21

Most often selected alongside XL21

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XL21. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • PC07Great Mound1 protocols