HT1 (Jiquan, “Summit Spring”) is an acupuncture point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. HT1 is in the center of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery. It activates blood, invigorates channels, regulates qi, alleviates pain.
HT1 is in the center of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-1.0 cun. Caution: axillary artery and nerve.
Activates blood, invigorates channels, regulates qi, alleviates pain.
Cardiac pain, intercostal neuralgia, scrofula, axillary lymphadenitis, pain in the shoulder and arm.
HT1 is a significant point for activating blood and invigorating the channels, particularly in the arm and shoulder. It is highly effective for treating pain, numbness, and weakness of the shoulder and arm, especially due to qi and blood stagnation. Clinically, it is often used for frozen shoulder, brachial plexus neuralgia, and conditions affecting the axillary region, sometimes with a strong de qi sensation radiating down the arm.
HT1 is one of 9 points on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. Nearby points:
HT1 is in the center of the axilla, on the medial side of the axillary artery.
HT1 activates blood, invigorates channels, regulates qi, alleviates pain. Common clinical indications include cardiac pain, intercostal neuralgia, scrofula, axillary lymphadenitis, pain in the shoulder and arm.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-1.0 cun. Caution: axillary artery and nerve.
HT1 is a point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian (Shǒu Shàoyīn Xīnjīng).