HT06 Yinxi (Yin Cleft)

Location

When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist.

Categories

• Xi-Cleft point of the Heart meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

Indications

Conditions for which HT06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say HT06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using HT06

• Sweating, Lassitude, Poor Appetite, Palpitation, Chest Precordial Pain, Loose Stool – LI04, ST36, HT06, BL15, BL17, PC06, LV03, CV14, CV17 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60034-5 ↗)
• Cerebrovascular Ischemic, Limbs Problems, Limbs Numbness, Lips Dark Purple, Gum Dark Purple, Tongue Dark, Ecchymosis, Vein Varicose Sublingual, Pulse Uneven – ST36, ST40, HT06, BL65, PC04, PC06, GB20 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60002-7 ↗)
• Shortness of Breath, Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Chronic Bronchitis, Dampness, Yin Deficiency Liver, Yin Deficiency Kidney, Yin Deficiency Heart, Blood Stagnation – LU07, LI04, ST40, SP06, HT06, BL17, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB20, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010380 ↗)
• Dizziness, Vertigo, Blood Stasis, Posterior Circulation Ischemia – LI04, SP06, SP10, HT06, GB20 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0660-y ↗)
• Coronary Heart Disease, Chest Pain, Angina Stable – HT03, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 ↗)
• Neuropathic Pain, Allodynia, Post-stroke Pain, Thalamic Pain – SP10, HT06, KD06, PC04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000022611 ↗)
• Chest Pain, Postoperative Pain – HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.4.133 ↗)
• Atrial Fibrillation – LU07, LI04, ST40, SP06, HT06, BL17, BL23, KD03, PC06, GB20, LV03, LV08, CVC01, CVC02, TF10 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010380 ↗)
• Angina Pectoris – HT03, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Cervical Spondylosis Neck Type – LI11, HT06, BL10, BL17, TB05, GB20, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.11.006 ↗)
• Sweating Excessive, Sweating Excessive – LI04, LI11, HT06, KD07, LV03, GV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Hot Flushes, Hot Flushes – ST09, SP06, HT06, KD03, KD06, LV03, CV04, GV15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Sweating Nighttime, Sweating Nighttime – LI04, HT06, SI03, BL43, KD07, GV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Heart Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood Stagnation – LI16, HT01, HT05, HT06, HT09, SI03, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Heart Yin Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency – ST27, ST45, HT06, HT07, BL14, BL15, KD04, XB02T4, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Constipation-predominant – ST25, ST36, SP03, SP06, HT06, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL25, KD03, KD06, PC06, GB34, LV03, CV06, CV12 (Anastasi Joyce K et al.. The Treatment of Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Acupuncture and Moxibustion: A Case Report.. The Journal of Chinese medicine, 2022)

Most often selected alongside HT06

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HT06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• PC06Inner Gate8 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
• LV03Great Surge6 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
• BL17Diaphragm Shu Point4 protocols
• HT07Spirit Gate4 protocols
• KD03Great Stream4 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point3 protocols
• CV17Chest Centre3 protocols
• HT03Lesser Sea3 protocols
• KD06Shining Sea3 protocols

Other points on the Heart Meridian