HT 1 Acupuncture Point is called as jí quán. Ji means summit. Quan means Spring. This point is in the centre of the armpit; the local depression is like a Spring.
HT 1 Acupuncture Point Location
In the axillary fossa when the arm is abducted, medial to the axillary artery. Needle
perpendicularly 0.5 – 1 cun.
Center of axilla
HT 1 Acupuncture Point Names
極泉 jí quán
Heart 1 Highest Spring
Speciality
- Summit Spring
Caution
Considered a forbidden point for needling due to the proximity of the axillary artery.
Functions
- Unbinds chest
- Nourishes Heart yin and clears deficiency heat
- Activates the channel and benefits the arm
Indication
- Pain in costal region
- Pain in cardiac region
- Scrofula
- Cold and Pain of the elbow and arm
- pain in costal and cardiac regions
- sadness, anxiety, palpitation, agitation, thirst, dry throat
- inability to raise the shoulder, pain in axilla, bi syndrome in the arm, elbow pain
Diseases
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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