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TE-11 Qinglengyuan (清冷淵) — Cool Abyss
Depth
00.5–1 cun3.0
Perpendicular insertion
Precautions
No special precautions.
Location (classical)
On the posterior aspect of the arm, 1 cun proximal to TE-10 (2 cun proximal to the olecranon).
How to find it (practical)
With the hand on the hip and the elbow flexed, locate the point 2 cun posterior and superior to the olecranon and 1 cun immediately above Tian Jing (TE-10).
Anatomy
Triceps brachii muscle. Innervated by the posterior brachial cutaneous nerve and the radial nerve.
Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.0 cun.
Etymology
Qing (清), cool; Leng (冷), deep, depression; Yuan (渊), deep water. This point is useful for treating headache and difficulty abducting the shoulder due to attack by pathological cold.
CLASSICAL SOURCEJia Yi Jing
Clinical Relations
Adjacent Points on the Meridian