HT 6 Acupuncture Point - Yin Xi - Heart Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 11:20.
- Chinese Name Yin Xi
- English Name Yin Cleft
- Location: .5 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line.
- Point Associations:
- Xi Cleft
- Actions & Effects:
- Night sweats, Steaming Bone Disorders, tonify Yin and Blood.
- Acute heart pain from Blood stasis.
- Acute emotional disturbances - mania, anxiety, shock.
- 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
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