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Heart 01 (HT 1)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Jiquan, Supreme Spring

Location
When the upper arm is abducted, the point is in the center of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery.

Indications
Pain in the costal and cardiac regions, scrofula, cold pain of the elbow and arm, dryness of the throat.

Traditional Action
Nourishes Heart yin, clears empty heat.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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