Location
On the foot palm, in the depression the anterior to the second and third metatarsophalaneal joint.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XL25 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Appetite SuppressConvulsions (infant)Convulsions InfantileCramping StomachDiarrheaDyspepsia (infant)Dyspepsia InfantileEnteritisEpilepsy (infant)Epilepsy InfantileGingivitisHalitosis Bad BreathHeat Stomach FireNeuralgia TrigeminalStomach PainToothacheTonsillitisHives
TCM actions
What classical sources say XL25 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Detoxify Poison Food
Protocols using XL25
- Sequellae Poliomyelitis – ST31, ST32, ST36, ST41, ST44, BL23, BL36, BL43, BL54, KD01, GB30, GB31, GB40, LV03, LV04, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XL25 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Abdominal Pain, Retention Food, Abdominal Pain, Retention Food – ST25, ST36, CV06, CV12, XL25 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Diarrhea, Retention Food, Retention Food – ST25, ST36, XL25 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Retention Food, Upper Stomach Pain, Retention Food, Upper Stomach Pain – ST36, PC06, CV11, XL25 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Retention Food, Hiccups, Retention Food – ST18, ST36, BL17, BL18, BL46, PC06, CV12, CV14, XL25 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hiccups, Retention Food – ST18, ST36, BL17, BL18, BL46, PC06, CV12, CV14, XL25 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside XL25
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with XL25. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre3 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
- BL17Diaphragm Shu Point2 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point2 protocols
- BL46Diaphragm Gate2 protocols
- CV14Great Palace Gate2 protocols
- ST18Breast Root2 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL36Support1 protocols
- BL43Vital Region Shu Point1 protocols
