HT2 (Qingling, “Qingling”) is an acupuncture point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. It is located on the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to the transverse cubital crease, on the line connecting HT1 (Jiquan) and HT3 (Shaohai). It activates the channel, alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder and arm.
On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to the transverse cubital crease, on the line connecting HT1 (Jiquan) and HT3 (Shaohai).
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution should be exercised to avoid the brachial artery and median nerve which are deep to the point.
Activates the channel, alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder and arm.
Shoulder and arm immobility, inability to raise the shoulder, inability to put on clothes, head pain with shivering, yellow eyes, pain in the hypochondriac region, shoulder pain, arm pain.
Qingling is a local point on the Heart channel primarily used for motor impairment of the shoulder and arm, such as difficulty raising the arm or dressing. Its classical indications also include head pain with chills and pain in the ribs, suggesting it can address channel-related issues extending beyond the local area. Although classically a moxibustion point with a caution against needling, modern practice often involves careful needling for local musculoskeletal pain.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針灸大成》 Zhēnjiǔ Dàchéng — Great Compendium of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 1601 · 卷八 · Source: Wikisource ↗
青靈 肘上三寸，伸肘舉臂取之。 銅人灸七壯，明堂灸三壯。 主目黃頭痛，振寒According to this text, HT2 lies 3 cun above the elbow and is located with the elbow straight and the arm raised; the Tongren gives 7 moxa cones, the Mingtang 3. It records use for yellow eyes, headache and shivering with cold.
《黃帝明堂灸經》 Huángdì Míngtáng Jiǔjīng — The Yellow Emperor's Bright Hall Moxibustion Classic, Tang · 卷上 · 正人形第八 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
青靈 二穴，在肘上三寸，伸肘舉臂取之。 灸三壯。 主肩不舉，不能帶衣According to this text, HT2 lies 3 cun above the elbow, located with the elbow straight and the arm raised, with 3 moxa cones. It records use for a shoulder that cannot be raised, so that one cannot put on a belt or clothes.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
青灵肘上三寸，伸肘举臂取之。 禁针，灸三壮。 主头痛，目黄胁痛，肩不能举According to this text, HT2 lies 3 cun above the elbow, located with the elbow straight and the arm raised; needling is forbidden and 3 moxa cones are given. It records use for headache, yellow eyes, flank pain and a shoulder that cannot be raised.
《針灸逢源》 Zhēnjiǔ Féngyuán — Sources of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Li Xuechuan, 1815 · 卷四 · 經穴考正 · 手少陰心經穴考 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
青靈 在肘上三寸伸肘舉臂取之（灸三壯甲乙經無此穴）治目黃脅痛According to this text, HT2 lies 3 cun above the elbow, located with the elbow straight and the arm raised, with 3 moxa cones; it notes that the Jiayi Jing lacks this point. It records use for yellow eyes and flank pain.
HT2 is one of 9 points on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. Nearby points:
HT2 (Qingling) is located on the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun proximal to the transverse cubital crease, on the line connecting HT1 (Jiquan) and HT3 (Shaohai).
HT2 activates the channel, alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder and arm. Common clinical indications include shoulder and arm immobility, inability to raise the shoulder, inability to put on clothes, head pain with shivering, yellow eyes, pain in the hypochondriac region, shoulder pain, arm pain.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Caution should be exercised to avoid the brachial artery and median nerve which are deep to the point. Caution: The 'Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion' (Zhen Jiu Da Cheng) lists Qingling in its 'Song of Forbidden Needling Points'.
HT2 is a point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian (Shǒu Shàoyīn Xīnjīng).