Jiquan HT1: Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication

Jiquan-HT1
Jiquan-HT1

Nomenclature:

Ji: summit Quan:spring
Jiquan is in the centre of the armpit, the local depression is like a spring.

Point: HT-1
Chinese Name: 極泉
English Name: Summit Spring
Pinyin: jí quán
Han Geul 한글: geuk cheon 극천
Romaji: kyoku sen
Vietnamese: Cực tuyền

Location:

In the depression at the centre of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery.

Functions:

  • Unbinds the chest.
  • Opens the channel.
  • Nourishes the heart Yin.

Indications of Jiquan:

  • Good for chest, costal pain and pain of the elbow and arm, dryness of the throat.
  • Heart disorders: heart pain, chest pain, hypochondriac pain.
  • Throat and eye problems: throat pain, redness of eye.

Method:

Perpendicular insertion (in the direction of GB21) 0.5 to 1 cun, avoiding the axillary artery.

Remarks:

Entry point.

Precautions:

  • Avoid the axillary artery.
  • Medial insertion towards the chest may puncture the lung.

Read about other points of Pericardium Meridian:

HT2-Qingling- 青灵   HT3-Shaohai-少海  HT4-Lingdao-灵道   HT5-Tongli-通里  HT6-Yinxi-阴郄  HT7-Shenmen-神门  HT8-Shaofu-少府  HT9-Shaochong-少冲

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