HT6 (Yinxi, “Yin Cleft”) is the Xi-Cleft point of the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. It is located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 0.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease (the location of HT7), on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. It calms the Spirit, clears deficiency Fire, and stops sweating.
On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 0.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease (the location of HT7), on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique proximal insertion, 0.3-0.5 cun deep, avoiding the ulnar artery and nerve.
Calms the Spirit, clears deficiency Fire, and stops sweating..
Chest pain, fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, inability to bend forward or backward, difficulty swallowing, excessive thirst, coughing up foul-smelling pus, rebellious cough with excessive saliva, heart pain, fright palpitations, bone-steam fever, night sweats, sudden loss of voice, nosebleed, vomiting blood..
As the Xi-Cleft point of the Heart channel, Yinxi is a primary point for acute conditions involving Heart Blood and Yin. It is particularly noted for treating severe, sharp, or stabbing chest pain (Heart pain) and for addressing night sweats that arise from Yin deficiency with empty heat. Its ability to clear deficiency fire also makes it useful for calming the spirit in cases of anxiety and palpitations rooted in Yin deficiency.
HT6 is one of 9 points on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian. Nearby points:
HT6 (Yinxi) is located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 0.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease (the location of HT7), on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
HT6 calms the Spirit, clears deficiency Fire, and stops sweating. Common clinical indications include chest pain, fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, inability to bend forward or backward, difficulty swallowing, excessive thirst, coughing up foul-smelling pus, rebellious cough with excessive saliva, heart pain, fright palpitations, bone-steam fever, night sweats, sudden loss of voice, nosebleed, vomiting blood.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique proximal insertion, 0.3-0.5 cun deep, avoiding the ulnar artery and nerve.
HT6 is a point on the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin Meridian (Shǒu Shàoyīn Xīnjīng).