Location
On the leg, 3 thumb widths above the tip of the internal malleolus, one finger breadth prior to the tendon the calcancus, slightly posterior to the sanyinjiao (sp6).
Cautions
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Indications
Conditions for which XL23 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using XL23
- 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 – LU01, LU06, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI03, LI05, LI06, LI07, LI08, LI11, LI20, ST01, ST02, ST12, ST30, ST36, ST45, SP02, SP03, SP11, SP12, HT03, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI07, SI08, SI16, SI18, BL01, BL04, BL13, BL16, BL22, BL38, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL45, BL48, BL49, BL55, BL60, BL65, KD08, PC06, PC09, TB01, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB15, TB17, TB19, TB20, TB21, GB01, GB02, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB19, GB36, GB37, GB39, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV08, LV13, CV13, CV14, GV04, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, GV13, GV14, GV20, GV27, GV28, XB03, XC17, XH02, XH05, XH06, XH09, XH11, XH12, XH13, XH14, XH17, XH18, XH19, XH29, XH40, XH46, XH47, XL06, XL08, XL09, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XL12, XL23, XU06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)