Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing refers to it as "Qingling", Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (somewhere "cold") and Qianjin Yifang also use this name. "Qingling" (清泠), clear and cold; "yuan" (淵), deep water. The point is close to "Tianjing (TE10)", hence the name. In Qianjin, "quan" (泉) is used instead of "Yuan" (淵) to avoid the taboo of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, whose personal name was Li Yuan.

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Qinglengyuan (TE11) acupoints
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

On extensor aspect of upper arm, 2 cun directly above the tip of elbow when elbow is flexed, 1 cun above Tianjing (TE10).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1 cun above elbow (some texts say 3 cun), obtained by extending elbow and raising arm";
• Beiji Qianjin Yaofang states "3 cun";
• Waitai Miyaostates "2 cun". Modern texts generally follow the 2 cun measurement.

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: lower part of triceps brachii.
• Nerve: posterior brachial cutaneous nerve, muscular branch of radial nerve.
• Vessels: terminal branches of middle collateral artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.5～1.2 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 7 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick moxibustion for 5 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

clear and drain damp-heat.

• Classical: headache, stiff neck, yellow eyes, pain and -syndrome of shoulder and arm, hypochondriac pain,

bubble_chart Combinations

• Inability to lift shoulder or put on clothes: Qinglengyuan (TE11), Yanggu (SI5).
• Elbow pain: Qinglengyuan (TE11), Chize (LU5).