Ht 6 "Yin Xi" Yinxi
Xi Cleft
LOCATION: On the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the
transverse wrist crease.
IMAGE: Ht 6 is the Xi cleft point on the Heart Shao Yin meridian.
FUNCTIONS:
Transforms Heart Phlegm
Sinks a Floating Yang (night sweats)
Clears Blood Heat
Clears Deficiency Heat
Clears Heart Fire
Fortifies Exterior
Moves the Blood
Reduces Sweating
Regulates Heart & Mind
Relaxes Chest
Sedates Deficiency Yang
Tonifies Heart Yin
INDICATIONS:
neurasthenia
night sweats (main point)
palpitations
pulmonary tuberculosis
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS: With K 7 for night sweats
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Mann: nosebleed
bleeding gums (not major)
