bubble_chart Etymology "Yuan" (淵), deep, "ye" (腋), armpit. The point is located deep in the armpit, hence the name. "腋" can also be written as "液" or "掖," as these three characters were used interchangeably.
In Beiji Qianjin Yaofang, the name was changed to "泉腋" (Quanye) to avoid using the character "淵," which was part of the name of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan), due to naming taboos.
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Yuanye (GB22) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the lateral side of chest, 3 cun below armpit, in the depression of fifth intercostal space, when arm is raised. It is located at upper one-fourth point of the line connecting the center of the armpit (
Jiquan (HT1) ) and the end of eleventh rib.
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- Muscles: serratus anterior, internal and external intercostal muscles.
- Nerve: lateral cutaneous branch of fifth intercostal nerve, branch of long thoracic nerve.
- Vessels: thoracoepigastric veins, lateral thoracic arteries and veins.
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Insert subcutaneously along the intercostal space 0.3~0.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.
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- Classical: chest fullness, scrofula, flank and rib swelling and pain, inability to lift arms.
- Modern: intercostal neuralgia, pleurisy.
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