HT 6 HT6 Yin Cleft Yin Xi 陰郄 heart 6 Heart 6ht6
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HT 6HT6

HT 6 Yin Cleft - Yin Xi - 陰郄

HT 6 Point Location

Location

.5 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line.

Associations

Actions

  • Night sweats, Steaming Bone Disorders, tonify Yin and Blood.  Often used with SI 3 for nightsweats.
  • Acute chest and/or heart pain from Blood stasis.  Palpitations, although HT 5 may be better.
  • Acute emotional disturbances - mania, anxiety, shock, sudden loss of voice.
  • Counterflow qi - panic attacks, vomiting blood, nosebleeds.
Relationships
Point Categories (1)
Nearby Points (1)
  • SI 6Nursing the Aged
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