ACUPUNCTURE
Ji Quan: TCM Acupoint Guide
JIQUAN
Name
Ji Quan (Jiquan)
Location
With the arm raised, this point lies in the depression at the center of the axilla, medial to the axillary artery.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, or an electric, numb sensation extending toward the forearm.
- Perpendicular insertion in the direction of GB-21 Jianjing, 0.5 to 1 cun, avoiding the axillary artery.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
- Entry point
Actions
- Unbinds the chest
- Activates the channel
- Benefits the arm
- Nourishes Heart Yin
- Clears Deficiency Heat
Indications
- Arthritis of the shoulder
- Perifocal inflammation of the shoulder joint
- Angina pectoris
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Heart Bi
- Heart pain with vomiting
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Distention and fullness of the lateral costal region
- Sadness and anxiety
- Palpitations
- Agitation with thirst and a dry throat
- Sensation of oppression in the hypochondrium
- Poor vision
- Pain in the costal and cardiac regions
- Paralysis
- Speech troubles
- Hysteria
- Perspiration on the face
- Over-impulsiveness
- Pain in the Heart with groaning
- Icy Cold sensation in the arms
- Yellow sclera
- Paralysis of the four limbs
- Stench in the axilla
- Insomnia
- Chest pain and thirst
- Inability to raise the arm
- Ribs full and painful
- Jaundice
- Depression
- Inability to raise the shoulder
- Axillary pain
- Scrofula
- Numbness and painful obstruction of the upper limb
- Inversion counterflow of the elbow and arm
- Cold and pain of the elbow and arm
- Contracture and a sensation of Cold in the arm and elbow
- Loss of use of the four limbs
- Yellow eyes
- Excessive thirst
- First aid for Heart failure or fainting
- Numbness or extreme tenderness on the tip of the tongue
- Hypotension
- Heart inflammation
- Moral depression
- Groaning
- Numbness of the four limbs
- Night sweats
- Mental restlessness
Combinations
| Points | Indications |
|---|---|
| REN-7 Yinjiao, SP-7 Lougu | Angina pectoris |
| SJ-5 Waiguan, GB-34 Yanglingquan | Intercostal neuralgia |
| LU-4 Xiabai | Chest pain with dry vomiting, irritability and a feeling of fullness |
| PC-4 Ximen | Heart pain with fullness, retching and agitation |
| LU-9 Taiyuan, LI-6 Pianli, LIV-3 Taichong, REN-22 Tiantu | Dry throat |
| GB-24 Riyue, UB-20 Pishu | Loss of use of the four limbs |
Contraindications
Use this point with great caution.
Notes
It is said that one should stand or sit with enough space in the axilla to hold an egg, in order to keep the arm and hands warm. This is a very powerful point.
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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