HT02 Qingling (Cyan Spirit)

青靈qīng língQingling

Heart Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point HT02 Qingling (Cyan Spirit)
14
Indications
4
Protocols
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Location

When elbow is flexed point is 3 thumb widths above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease in the groove medial to the biceps brachii.

Cautions

Caution with depth; proximity to brachial artery.

Indications

Conditions for which HT02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Unable to Raise ArmShoulder Raising StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Shoulder RaisingJaundice EyesPainArmpit PainRib PainHeadacheShoulder RednessScrofulaShiveringChannel Stagnation Swelling

Protocols using HT02

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Pain, Hand Weakness, Hand Numbness, Tingling Fingers – LU09, LI11, HT02, HT07, HT08, PC04, PC06, PC07, PC08 (doi:10.1155/2017/7420648 ↗)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – LU09, LU10, LI04, LI10, LI11, HT02, HT03, HT07, PC04, PC06, PC07, PC08 (doi:10.1089/photob.2024.0106 ↗)
  • Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, HT02, SI03, TB05, XU28 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1542489 ↗)
  • Lumbar Pain, Postpartum Pain – LI04, LI11, ST36, HT02, BL43, GB21 (Sisman Mukerrem et al.. The Effect of Acupressure Applied in the Postpartum Weeks 1 and 4 After Cesarean Delivery on Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.. Alternative therapies in health and medicine, 2025)

Most often selected alongside HT02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HT02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • LI11Pond At The Bend4 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
  • HT07Spirit Gate2 protocols
  • LI10Arm Three Miles2 protocols
  • LU09Great Source2 protocols
  • PC04Cleft Gate2 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate2 protocols
  • PC07Great Mound2 protocols
  • PC08Palace Of Toil2 protocols
  • BL43Vital Region Shu Point1 protocols
  • GB21Shoulder Well1 protocols
  • HT03Lesser Sea1 protocols

Other points on the Heart Meridian