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HT-6

阴郄

Yīn Xì

Yinxi

Location · 定位

前臂掌面尺侧，尺侧腕屈肌腱桡侧缘，腕横纹上0.5寸

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the wrist crease

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

郄穴

Actions · 功效

nourishes the heart and calms the spirit
clears heat and stops bleeding
constrains sweating

Indications · 主治

心痛、心悸、惊恐heart pain, palpitations, fright
吐血、鼻衄hematemesis, nosebleed
骨蒸盗汗steaming bone disorder with night sweating

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-17

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-yin-xi,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yīn Xì 阴郄 (Yinxi) — HT-6},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/yin-xi},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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