Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Pain & joints
Location
On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun above HT3, in the groove medial to biceps brachii.
How to locate: With the elbow flexed, measure 3 cun up from HT3 at the medial end of the elbow crease toward the axilla; the point is in the groove along the medial border of biceps brachii, easier to feel if the patient tenses the muscle.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling
Cited needling
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Oblique insertion — distal or proximal, avoiding the brachial arteryDepth 0.5–1 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 213 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Activates the channel and relieves pain of the arm
- Regulates qi
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, HT2 at the upper arm balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameKidney channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Kidney channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Gallbladder channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairSmall Intestine channelUpper arm · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Small Intestine channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeGallbladder channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourSpleen channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Spleen channel →
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6. Same channelHeart channelUpper arm · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Heart channel →
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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