Qie refers to the cleft point Ximen (PC4) of the Jueyin pericardial meridian. This acupoint is three inches above Ximen (PC4), hence the name Ximen. Also known as anti-redness, it is also known as anti-redness because it can stop vomiting, epistaxis and other blood diseases.

【Location】

【Anatomy】

The needle passes through the skin and subcutaneous tissue, passes through the flexor carpi radialis, flexor digitorum superficialis, and flexor digitorum profundus muscles, and reaches the interosseous membrane. The superficial layer contains the medial and lateral cutaneous nerves of the forearm; the deep layer contains the median nerve and the interosseous palmar artery and vein.

Perpendicular insertion 0.6～1.5 inches.

【Efficacy】

hemoptysis, epistaxis, heart disease, mastitis, pleurisy.

【Recipe】

• hemoptysis: Qieshang, Kongzui (LU6), Chize (LU5), Quze (PC3).