Nomenclature:

Ju: great Que: palace gate
Juque CV14 is a Mu-front point of theheart meridian, like a door for the Qi of the heart.
Point: CV 14
Chinese Name: 巨阙
Name: Juque
Pinyin: jù què
English Name/Meaning: Great Palace
Han Geul 한글: geo gwol 거궐
Romaji: ko ketsu(?)
Vietnamese: Cự khuyết

Location:

Juque CV14 lies on the anterior midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus.

Functions:

• Clears heat and calms spirit.
• Pacifies stomach and benefits the diaphragm.

Indication Of Juque CV14:

• Digestive disorders: Stomachache, distension, gastritis, nausea, vomiting, hiccup, bleching, morning sickness.
• Psycho-emotional disorders: mania-depression, epilepsy
• Respiratory disorders: cough, shortness of breathe.
• Heart disorders: palpitation, chest pain, fullness in the chest.

Method:

Insert perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun, or insert obliquely directed inferiorly 1 to 1.5 cun.

Remark:

• CV14 is Front mu point of heart meridian.
• Good point for hiatal hernia.

Precaution:

• Deep insertion, especially in thin subjects, may damage the left lobe of the liver or the heart if either is enlarged.
• Oblique superior insertion towards the heart is contraindicated in all cases.