P-04 (Xi Men) Cleft Gate
  Acupuncture Points on the Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
Common and Key Uses:
- Stagnation of the Blood in the chest and Heart with Heart, neck, and left arm pain
Actions:
- Invigorates blood and dispels stasis
- Cools blood and stops bleeding
- Calms the spirit
- Moderates acute conditions
Indications:
- Cardiac pain, palpitation, epistaxis, hematemesis, haemoptysis chest pain, furuncle, epilepsy.
Location
CAM:
- 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting Quze (PER-3) and Daling (PER-7), between the tendons of m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis.
AMOA:
- On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 5 cun proximal to Daling P-7, on the line connecting Daling P-7 and Quze P-3, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM