P-04 (Xi Men) Cleft Gate

Acupuncture Points on this Channel P-01 P-02 P-03 P-04 P-05 P-06 P-07 P-08 P-09

Acupuncture Points on the Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin

• Xi (Cleft) Point

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.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: 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.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: 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.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.