HT1 (Jiquan, “Jiquan”) is an acupuncture point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. It is located in the center of the axilla (armpit), on the medial aspect of the axillary artery, which can be palpated when the arm is abducted. It unbinds the chest, activates the channel and alleviates pain, calms the spirit, and regulates Qi and Blood.
In the center of the axilla (armpit), on the medial aspect of the axillary artery, which can be palpated when the arm is abducted.
With the arm abducted, palpate for the axillary artery and insert the needle perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun, medial to the artery. Avoid the axillary artery.
Unbinds the chest, activates the channel and alleviates pain, calms the spirit, and regulates Qi and Blood.
Heart pain, dry retching, vexation and fullness, coldness of the arm and elbow, cold limbs, pain and fullness under the ribs, sadness and sorrow, yellow eyes, arm and elbow coldness with inability to raise the arm, arm pain, arm and elbow contraction.
As the first point of the Heart channel, Jiquan is primarily used for conditions affecting the channel pathway in the arm, such as pain, coldness, and motor impairment. It is also indicated for chest and heart-related symptoms like heart pain and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, reflecting its connection to the Heart organ. Its effect on 'sadness and sorrow' highlights its role in regulating the emotions and calming the spirit.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
极泉腋下筋间动脉入胸处。 灸七壮。 主目黄，咽干，心痛胁满，干呕烦渴，四肢不收According to this text, HT1 lies below the armpit between the sinews, at the pulse where it enters the chest, with 7 moxa cones. It records use for yellow eyes, dry throat, heart pain with fullness of the flanks, dry retching with vexed thirst, and limbs that cannot be gathered.
《類經圖翼》 Lèijīng Túyì — Illustrated Wings to the Classified Canon, Zhang Jiebin, 1624 · 卷六 · 經絡（四） · 手少陰心經穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
極泉 在臂內，腋下筋間動脈，入胸中。 刺三分，灸七壯。 主治心脅滿痛，肘臂厥寒，四肢不收，乾嘔煩渴目黃According to this text, HT1 lies on the inner arm below the armpit between the sinews, at the pulse entering the chest, needled 3 fen with 7 moxa cones. It records use for fullness and pain of the heart and flanks, cold reversal of the elbow and arm, limbs that cannot be gathered, dry retching, vexed thirst and yellow eyes.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 手少陰及臂凡一十八穴第二十五 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
極泉二穴，主心痛，乾嘔，四肢不收，煩渴，臂肘厥冷，目黃，脅痛，悲笑The text records that HT1 was used for heart pain, dry retching, limbs that cannot be gathered, vexed thirst, cold reversal of the arm and elbow, yellow eyes, flank pain, and alternating sorrow and laughter.
HT1 is one of 9 points on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. Nearby points:
HT1 (Jiquan) is located in the center of the axilla (armpit), on the medial aspect of the axillary artery, which can be palpated when the arm is abducted.
HT1 unbinds the chest, activates the channel and alleviates pain, calms the spirit, and regulates Qi and Blood. Common clinical indications include heart pain, dry retching, vexation and fullness, coldness of the arm and elbow, cold limbs, pain and fullness under the ribs, sadness and sorrow, yellow eyes, arm and elbow coldness with inability to raise the arm, arm pain, arm and elbow contraction.
With the arm abducted, palpate for the axillary artery and insert the needle perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun, medial to the artery. Avoid the axillary artery. Caution: Adjacent to the axillary artery — palpate and avoid the vessel; do not needle into a pulsating artery. The classical texts do not specify cautions, but modern practice emphasizes avoiding the axillary artery and nerve plexus. Deep needling is contraindicated.
HT1 is a point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian (Shǒu Shàoyīn Xīnjīng).