Yinxi (HT6)
Yinxi (HT6), “Yin Cleft”, is a point on the Heart meridian. It is point 6 of the 9 on the channel. Xi-Cleft of the Heart: treats acute Heart patterns, nourishes Yin and stops night sweating.
Location
On the anterior forearm, 0.5 cun above the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon (little-finger side).
Functions according to tradition
Xi-Cleft of the Heart: treats acute Heart patterns, nourishes Yin and stops night sweating.
Traditional indications
- Night sweating
- Palpitations
- Acute anxiety
- Hot flushes
- Coughing blood
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Where Qi and Blood accumulate deep down. It is associated with acute and painful conditions; in the yin channels, also with bleeding.
Precautions
No specific precautions are described beyond the general ones for acupuncture. Needling must always be performed by a trained professional.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- BL15 Xinshu (Bladder): Coughing blood, Palpitations
- PC4 Ximen (Pericardium): Coughing blood, Palpitations
- BL14 Jueyinshu (Bladder): Palpitations
- BL44 Shentang (Bladder): Palpitations
- CV14 Juque (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Palpitations
- CV15 Jiuwei (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Palpitations
Point profile
- Code
- HT6
- Pinyin name
- Yīn Xì
- Characters
- 阴郄
- Translation
- Yin Cleft
- Meridian
- Heart
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Xi-Cleft
- Topics
- Night sweats, Heart
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
