HT01 Jiquan (Highest Spring)

Location

When upper arm is abducted point is in the center of the axilla on the medial side of the axillary artery.

Indications

Conditions for which HT01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using HT01

• Motor Dysfunction, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficits – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.012 ↗)
• Hemiparesis, Paralysis Unilateral, Sensorimotor Deficit, Brain Tumor Astrocytoma – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06 (doi:10.1155/2013/859763 ↗)
• Upper Limb Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Hand Swelling, Loss Of Function Upper Limb, Cold Sensation Hand – LU02, LI05, HT01, SI10, SI11, GB21 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2014.03.004 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit, Paralysis Hemiplegia – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000025480 ↗)
• Coma, Limb Weakness, Ischemic Stroke, Dysarthria, Language Problems, Injury Electrical, Paralysis Eyelid, Infarction Thalamic, Infarction Mesencephalic – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1139537 ↗)
• Mutism, Immobility, Rigidity, Catatonia, Stupor, Lupus Neuropsychiatric – LI04, SP06, HT01, PC06, LV03, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033746 ↗)
• Stroke, Paralysis Upper-limb, Stroke Sequela, Grip Weakness, Motor Dysfunction Post-stroke, Paralysis Hand, Motor-impairment Finger, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LU05, LI04, LI10, HT01, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035755 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Nonfluent, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52580 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Muscle Weakness, Paralysis Limb, Guillain-barre Syndrome, Upper-limb Weakness, Lower-limb Weakness, Polyneuropathy – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT01, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.12659/AJCR.945539 ↗)
• Cognitive Dysfunction Postoperative, Memory Impairment Postoperative, Attention Deficit Postoperative – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1637566 ↗)
• Paralysis Lower Limb, Paralysis Upper Limb, Spastic Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LU05, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT01, KD06, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.13935/j.cnki.sjzx.210408 ↗)
• Stroke Recovery, Spasticity Upper Limb, Spasticity Lower Limb – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, GB30, GB31, LV03 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000057 ↗)
• Stroke Recovery, Spasticity Upper Limb, Spasticity Lower Limb – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP06, SP09, HT01, BL40, PC06, TB05, GB30, GB31, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000057 ↗)
• Motor Dysfunction, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequela, Hemiplegia Post-stroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611 ↗)
• Shoulder Pain, Restricted Range Of Motion Shoulder, Adhesive Capsulitis – LI15, ST38, HT01, SI09, BL57, TB14, GB34 (doi:10.27180/d.cnki.gjxzc.2023.000109 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Thalamic Post-stroke Pain – LI11, LI15, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, TB05, GB07, GB30, GB31, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024011 ↗)
• Paralysis Post-stroke Motor Dysfunction, Motor Impairment Upper Limb, Motor Impairment Lower Limb – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000525 ↗)
• Paralysis Upper Limb, Post-stroke, Subluxation Shoulder – HT01, SI11, TB15 (doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2016.11.38 ↗)
• Stroke Hemiplegia, Paralysis Limb – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, GV26 (doi:10.16841/j.issn1003-8450.2024.01.20 ↗)
• Stroke, Paralysis, Ischemic Stroke, Consciousness Impaired – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1002/brb3.70373 ↗)
• Post-stroke Sequelae, Paralysis Upper Limb Spastic, Hypertonia Upper Limb – LU05, HT01, GB20, GV20, GV26, XH03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240925-0001 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia, Aphasia Motor Poststroke, Speech Disorder – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06280-2 ↗)
• Stroke, Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb, Paralysis Spastic Upper Limb, Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LU05, HT01, GB20, GV20, GV26, XH03, MS06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240925-0001 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – HT01, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231128-0001 ↗)
• Hypertension, Hemiplegia, Ischemic Stroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Stroke Ischemic Acute – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.012 ↗)
• Stroke Ischemic Acute – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26, MS06 (doi:10.1016/j.jtcm.2018.02.012 ↗)
• Ptosis, Dysarthria, Cerebral Infarction – LU05, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL10, BL40, PC06, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV26, XH03 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1139537 ↗)
• Lupus Systemic, Catatonia – LI04, SP06, HT01, PC06, LV03, GV20, GV26, XH03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033746 ↗)
• Spasticity, Spasticity Post-stroke – LU05, LI15, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200708-0002 ↗)
• Insomnia, Hypertension, Sleep Disorder Post-stroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210223-k0002 ↗)
• Deep Venous Thrombosis Prevention, Thrombosis Venous – LU03, LI11, SP10, HT01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210819-k0002 ↗)
• Cerebral Infarction Acute, Cerebral Infarction – SP06, HT01, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20211104-k0003 ↗)
• Stroke, Aphasia Post-stroke, Aphasia Motor, Aphasia Motor Poststroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.52580 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain – HT01, GV20, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5, XB02C6, XB02C7 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231128-0001 ↗)
• Stroke, Diaphragm Dysfunction, Tracheotomy – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190408-0005 ↗)
• Stroke, Diaphragm Dysfunction, Tracheotomy – LU05, LI17, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GB20, GV26, XB02C3, XB02C4, XB02C5 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190408-0005 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Consciousness Disorder – LU05, ST02, SP06, HT01, BL02, BL40, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.1055/s-0046-1825520 ↗)
• Heart Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood Stagnation – LI16, HT01, HT05, HT06, HT09, SI03, XB02T5 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Stroke, Cerebral Infarction, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Transient Ischemic Attack – LU05, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (Zhao XF, Su SJ, Guo YH, Wang S. Mortality and recurrence of vascular disease among stroke patients treated with combined TCM therapy. J Tradit Chin Med 2012; 32(2): 173-178)
• Paralysis Hemiplegia, Paralysis Flaccid – LU05, LI04, SP06, HT01, BL40, KD01, PC06, GB40, CV04, GV26 (Mao Min, Chen Xin, Chen Yuefeng, Rao Ping, Liu Jian. Stage-oriented Comprehensive Acupuncture Treatment plus Rehabilitation Training for Apoplectic Hemiplegia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 90-93)
• Paralysis Facial, Stroke Sequelae, Paralysis Limb, Wry Mouth – LU05, LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST04, ST06, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT01, BL40, KD03, PC06, GB20, GB30, GB31, LV03, CV06, GV20, GV26 (Luo Lu et al.. Clinical observation on Wang Juyi's applied channel theory in treating stroke-sequel patients.. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2020)
• Heart Disease, Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Upper Limb – LI11, LI15, HT01 (秦文秀许军峰 高莹杜健强. 极泉穴的古今应用规律研究. 世界中医药 ., 2023 [CNKI])
• Thalamic Pain, Post-stroke Pain – SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, GV26 (孙兆祺徐晓玉刘志华. 针灸治疗卒中后丘脑痛选穴规律研究. 世界中医药 ., 2024 [CNKI])
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LI04, LI11, LI15, SP06, SP09, HT01, HT03, BL60, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC07, PC08, TB04, TB05, GB30, GB31, GB33, GB34, GB39, LV03, LV08 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-hemorrhagic Stroke – LU05, LI04, SP05, SP06, SP09, HT01, SI03, KD01, KD10, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB05, GB33, GB34, GB39, GB40, LV03, GV20, XH05 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-stroke – LU07, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST32, SP06, SP09, HT01, HT03, BL37, BL60, KD03, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB39 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke – LU05, LI15, ST31, SP10, HT01, BL36, BL62, KD06, PC07, TB04, TB10, LV08 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)

Most often selected alongside HT01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HT01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• PC06Inner Gate38 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection38 protocols
• LU05Cubit Marsh35 protocols
• GV26Philtrum33 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease30 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle11 protocols
• LV03Great Surge11 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences10 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend10 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool8 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles8 protocols

Other points on the Heart Meridian