Extreme, end, deep recess; spring, Shuiquan (KI5), refers to acupoint. The hole lives in the armpit, hence the name.

[Location]

Jiquan point
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the axilla the intermuscular artery enters the chest."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: latissimus dorsi tendon, teres major.
• Nerves: Brachial plexus (the axillary artery is surrounded by the main branches of the brachial plexus. In front is the medial root of the median nerve; behind is the posterior bundle of the brachial plexus, which contains the axillary nerve and radial nerve; laterally is the lateral bundle of the brachial plexus, which contains the median nerve Lateral roots and musculocutaneous nerves. The axillary artery is accompanied by the axillary vein in front, and the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve in front of the two. The medial brachial cutaneous nerve is located behind the axillary vein.
• Blood vessels: axillary artery, Medially with axillary vein

[Manipulation]

Abduct the upper limb, avoid the axillary artery, and perpendicularly insert 0.5 to 1 cun toward the acromion. moxa cone moxibustion 1 to 3 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 5 to 10 minutes.

[Efficacy]

• Classical: heart impediment, dry vomiting, unable to lift the limbs, heart pain, thirst and fluid retention, full pain under the hypochondrium, cold arms and elbows, axillary and cervical scrofulae, jaundice, dryness.
• Modern: acupuncture points for upper limb surgery, armpit pain, difficulty swallowing.

[Recipe]

• Heart pain dry vomiting Fanman: Jiquan (HT1), Xiabai (LU4).
• Dry throat: Jiquan (HT1), Taiyuan (LU9), Pianli (LI6), Taichong (LR3), Tiantu (CV22) .
• Without limbs: Jiquan (HT1), Riyue (GB24), Pishu (BL20).
• Axillary pain: Jiquan (HT1), Jianzhen (SI9), Shaohai (HT3), Neiguan (PC6), Yangfu (GB38), Qiuxu (GB40).