HT-6 - Yin Cleft

阴郄 - Yīn xì

Point Region: Forearm

HT

Heart Meridian

手少阴心经 - Shǒu Shàoyīn Xīn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front and inner side of the forearm, on the thumb side of the tendon at the little-finger edge of the wrist (flexor carpi ulnaris), 0.5 cun above the wrist crease. It lies 0.5 cun above HT-7.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Turn your palm up and find the tendon at the little-finger edge of your wrist
  2. From the wrist crease, measure half a thumb-width up the forearm
  3. The point is on the thumb side of the tendon
HT-6 (Yin Cleft) acupressure point location: On the front and inner side of the forearm, on the thumb side of the tendon at the little-finger edge of the wrist (flexor carpi ulnaris), 0.5 cun above the wrist crease.

How to Apply Pressure

Once HT-6 is identified, use minimal, comfortable fingertip pressure and avoid deep or unrelenting contact. Do not press if you have a bleeding or clotting disorder; seek advice from a healthcare professional before using it with a severe heart condition.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Palpitations
  • Night sweats
  • Fatigue
  • Chest fullness
  • Emotional lability
  • Hot flashes
  • Spontaneous sweating

Related Health Concerns

Panic AttackHot FlashesFatigue

Select a point to see its location, how to find it, and its traditional uses.

Traditionally combined with:

HT-6 + KI-6
Shining Sea
HT-6 + SP-6
Three Yin Intersection

Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Use caution with severe heart conditions
  • Avoid if bleeding disorders present

Take care:

  • Effects can be intense - use minimal pressure initially