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Alternate names: 泉腋 quán yè, Spring Armpit; 泉液 quán yè, Spring Humor; 液门 yè mén, Humor Gate; 腋门 yè mén, Armpit Gate; 渊液 yuān yè, Abyss Humor

Channel: GB, foot lesser yáng (shào yáng) gallbladder channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the chest, 3 cùn inferior to the base of the axilla on the midaxillary line.

Classical location: In the depression three cùn below the armpit. The point is found with the arm raised. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The thoracoepigastric vein, the lateral thoracic artery and vein, the 5th intercostal artery and vein. The lateral cutaneous branch of the 5th intercostal nerve, the branch of the long thoracic nerve.

Action: Loosens the chest and normalizes qì; soothes the sinews and quickens the network vessels.

Modern indications: Fullness in the chest; rib-side pain; impediment pain (bì tòng) in the upper limbs.

Classical indications: Fullness in the chest; cough.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: pole 5‒10 min.

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