HT 1 Acupuncture Point - Ji Quan - Heart Meridian

  • Chinese Name Ji Quan
  • English Name Highest Spring

  • Location: In the center of the axilla on the radial side of the axillary artery.

  • Precautions: Avoid Artery

  • Actions & Effects:
  • Regulate Qi flow from the torso to the arm and vice versa - cold, numbness, pain in shoulder a/or arm.
  • Frozen shoulder.
  • Pain a/or distention of the upper thoracic area.

  • Heart Meridian Points (9):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:


(HT) Heart Meridian Links

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