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CV-14 Juque (巨闕) — Great Palace Gate
Depth
00.5–1 cun3.0
Oblique insertion
Precautions
HIGH RISK. Deep perpendicular or superior insertion may perforate the left lobe of the liver or the heart.
Location (classical)
In the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 6 cun superior to the umbilicus (2 cun inferior to the costosternal angle).
How to find it (practical)
In supine decubitus, locate the point 1 cun above Shang Wan (CV-13), or 6 cun above the center of the umbilicus.
Anatomy
Linea alba. Innervated by the seventh intercostal nerve.
Needling
Oblique insertion directed inferiorly, 0.5–1.0 cun.
Etymology
Ju (巨), great; Que (闕), palace gate. Front-Mu point of the Xin (Heart), it treats disorders of the Shen (mind). It is considered that the Xin (Heart) is a palace, and Ju Que is the gateway for the Qi of the Xin (Heart).
CLASSICAL SOURCEMai Jing
Clinical Relations
Point Pairs
Back-Shu/Front-MuBL-15 Xinshu
Adjacent Points on the Meridian