Location
When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 05 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist.
Cautions
Caution in cardiac arrhythmias.
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.
Benefit Regulate Heart BloodCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenCounterflow InversionCounterflow InversionCounterflow QiCounterflow QiFire Heat DeficiencyDeficiency-heat FireAcute DisorderAcute DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderSteaming Bone DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderEpilepsyFrightChest FullnessChest FullnessGhost Syndrome Fright QiGhost Syndrome Fright QiNosebleedCardiac PainCardiac PainHeart PainHeart PainHeart Stabbing PainHeart Stabbing PainPalpitationsRegulate Heart BloodNight SweatsSweating Night-timeVoice LossVoice LossVomiting BloodVomiting Blood
Protocols using HT06
- 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 ↗)
- 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)
- Sweating, Lassitude, Poor Appetite, Palpitation, Chest Precordial Pain, Loose Stool – LI04, ST36, HT06, BL15, BL17, PC06, LV03, CV14, CV17 (Hu Jinsheng. Acupuncture Treatment of Chest Bi Syndrome. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(2): 148-151)
- 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 (Zhang Feng-hua. Effects of Acupuncture at 7-9 am and 3-5 pm on Plasma Thromboxane and Prostaglandin in Patients with Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 9-12)