HT-01 (Ji Quan) Highest Spring - Acupuncture point on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

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Ren Mai
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Acu Point HT-01 (Ji Quan) Highest Spring

Acupuncture Points on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin

Actions:

Unbinds the chest
Activates the channel and benefits the arm

Indications:

Pain in the costal and cardiac regions, scrofula, cold pain of the elbow and arm, dryness of the throat.

Location (CAM):

When the upper arm is abducted, the point is in the centre of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery.

Location (AMOA):

In the depression at the centre of the axilla.

Needling Method:

Avoid puncturing the axillary artery. Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM