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Hui Zong: TCM Acupoint Guide

HUIZONG
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Hui Zong (Huizong)

Location

3 cun proximal to SJ-4 Yangchi, level with and on the ulnar side of SJ-6 Zhigou, in the depression between the ulna and the extensor digitorum communis muscle.

Needling

  • Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Slightly oblique insertion towards the ulnar side, or oblique proximal or distal insertion towards the elbow or wrist respectively, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

  • Xi-cleft (accumulating) point
  • Gueki point

Actions

  • Clears the San Jiao
  • Benefits the eyes and ears
  • Alleviates pain

Indications

  • Deafness
  • Arm pain
  • Five types of epilepsy
  • Ear pain
  • Involuntary movements of the fingers and arms
  • Chest and abdominal fullness and pain
  • Mental disorders
  • Seizures
  • Tinnitus
  • Pain of the skin and flesh
  • Senility
  • Giddiness
  • Arm stiffness

Notes

This point has a direct connection with ancestral qi. This is a geriatric point for senility. It gives a sense of stability and calm.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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