Location
On the palmar aspect of the hand, between the third and fourth metacarpophalangeal joints..
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which XU18 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using XU18
- Heat Fire – ST36, HT09, SI08, BL15, BL18, PC07, PC09, TB01, GV04, XH09, XH14, XU18, XU22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Toothache – LU07, LU09, LU10, LI02, LI05, LI10, LI11, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST42, ST44, ST45, SI03, SI18, SI19, BL14, BL63, KD03, TB02, TB05, TB09, TB12, TB20, TB21, TB23, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB07, GB09, GB10, GB12, GB41, XH05, XH18, XH38, XH39, XL08, XL09, XL25, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU18, XU22 (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)
- Swelling – LU03, LU06, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI07, LI14, LI18, ST01, ST03, ST05, ST07, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST15, ST18, ST25, ST29, ST30, ST35, ST36, ST38, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, SP07, HT02, HT04, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI08, SI16, SI17, SI18, BL01, BL02, BL17, BL28, BL34, BL52, BL58, BL65, KD03, KD06, KD08, PC01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB20, TB21, TB22, GB01, GB02, GB09, GB10, GB16, GB19, GB33, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, GB42, GB43, GB44, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV08, LV10, CV18, GV16, GV17, GV23, GV28, XH04, XH05, XH06, XH11, XH12, XH13, XL02, XL05A, XL05B, XL10A, XL10B, XL10C, XL10D, XL10E, XL10F, XL10G, XL10H, XU01, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H, XU18, XU22, XU26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)