Heart Channel Attunement
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JIQUAN
English: Summit Spring
Also known as: Summit's Spring
Utmost Spring
Utmost Source
Extreme Spring
Extreme Fountain
Supreme Spring
Location: With the arm raised, this point can be found in the center of the armpit, medial to the axillary artery.
In the depression at the center of the axilla.
Note: with the arm raised, the point is in the depression at the highest point of the axillary hollow.
Command functions: Entry Point
Actions: Unbinds the chest
Activates the channel
Benefits the arm
Nourishes Heart Yin
Clears Deficiency Heat
Indications: Arthritis of the shoulder
Perifocal inflammation of the shoulder joint
Angina pectoris
Intercostal neuralgia
Heart Bi
Heart pain with vomiting
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Distention and fullness of the lateral costal region
Sadness and anxiety
Palpitations
Agitation with thirst and a dry throat
Sensation of oppression in the hypochondrium
Poor vision
Pain in the costal and cardiac regions
Paralysis
Speech troubles
Hysteria
Perspiration on the face
Over-impulsiveness
Pain in the Heart with groaning
Icy Cold sensation in the arms
Yellow sclera
Paralysis of the four limbs
Stench in the axilla
Insomnia
Chest pain and thirst
Inability to raise the arm
Ribs full and painful
Jaundice
Depression
Inability to raise the shoulder
Axillary pain
Scrofula
Numbness and painful obstruction of the upper limb
Inversion counterflow of the elbow and arm
Cold and pain of the elbow and arm
Contracture and a sensation of Cold in the arm and elbow
Loss of use of the four limbs
Yellow eyes
Excessive thirst
First aid for Heart failure or fainting
Numbness or extreme tenderness on the tip of the tongue
Hypotension
Heart inflammation
Moral depression
Groaning
Numbness of the four limbs
Night sweats
Mental restlessness
Contraindications: Use this point with great caution.
Notes: It is said that one should stand or sit with enough space in the axilla to hold an egg in order to keep the the arm and hands warm.
This is a very powerful point.
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QUINGLING
English: Green Spirit
Also known as: Youthful Spirit
Blue-Green Spirit
Location: 3 cun above HT-3 Shaohai.
When the elbow is flexed, the point is 3 cun above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease, in the groove medial to m. biceps brachii
3 cun proximal to the medial end of the transverse cubital crease, on the line connecting HT-1 Jiquan and HT-3 Shaohai.
Actions: Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Indications: Costalgia
Icteric sclera
Body tremors
Chest or epigastric pain
Intercostal neuralgia
Shoulder and arm stiffness
Jaundiced (yellow) eyes
Fever
Swelling, pain and redness of the shoulder
Scrofula
Mental abnormalities
Shoulder and arm pain
Pain in the cardiac and hypochondriac regions
Intercostal pain
Inability to raise the arm
Shoulder and arm inflammation or paralysis
Frontal and generalized headache
Pain of the axilla
Headache with Cold shivering
Intense dislike of wearing clothes
Aversion to Cold
Contraindications: Many early texts implied that needling this point was contraindicated and that only moxibustion should be used.
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SAHOHAI
English: Lesser Sea
Also known as: Little Sea
Yellow Sea
Lesser Yin Sea
Location: With the arm bent at the elbow, this point can be found in the depression between the end of the transverse crease on the ulnar side of the elbow and the medial condyle of the humerus.
With the elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting the medial end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Midway between PC-3 Quze and the medial epicondyle of the humerus, at the medial end of the transverse cubital crease, when the elbow is fully flexed.
Command functions: He-Sea (Uniting) point
Water point
Actions: Calms the Shen
Clears the vessels
Transforms Phlegm
Clears Heat
Activates the channel
Benefits the arm
Invigorates the collaterals
Relaxes the tendons
Indications: Neurasthenia
Psychosis
Intercostal neuralgia
Ulnar nerve neuralgia
Lymphadenitis
Numbness of the forearm
Diseases of the elbow
Pain in the cardiac and hypochondriac regions
Pain in the shoulder and arm
Chest pain with nausea and vomiting
Hand tremors
Fever and chills
Sudden loss of voice
Inability to turn the head
Inability to lift the arm
Swelling
Any Damp condition
Pleurisy
Coughing with mucus
Swelling which causes immobility of the limbs
Depression
Epilepsy
Fainting
Dry cough
Heart pain
Fullness of the chest
Pain in the lateral costal region
Mania and laughter
Tongue thrusting
Vomiting of foamy, watery saliva
Scrofula
Trembling of the hand and arm
Numbness of the upper limb
Inability to raise the four limbs
Mental retardation
Sequelae of windstroke
Contracture of the elbow
Contracture causing fixation of the elbow
Elbow joint arthritis
Goiter
Torticollis
Cold fingers
Sensation of energy rising to the top of the body
Hiccups
Headache and dizziness
Visual dizziness
Stiff neck
Toothache
Chest pain
Vomiting
Nodular growths in the neck
Pain in the axilla
Absent-mindedness
Madness
Debility of the limbs
Seizures
Disorientation
Pain due to dental carries
Attack of Cold and/or Heat
Vertigo
Madness with agitation
High fever
Lack of stability
Nervous exhaustion
Glandular diseases
Tonsillitis
Pharyngitis
Stuttering
Muteness
Lack of articulation with words
Hesitant speech
Mouth parched
Stiff tongue
Flaccid tongue
Red eyes
Toothache accompanied by chills and fever
Erosion and swelling of the gums
Swelling and pain of the elbow joint
Flaccidity of the elbow
Wind Bi
Hypomania
Atrophy syndrome
Heart pain with nausea and vomiting
Heart pain with hand tremors
Lymphadenitis
Pain in the nape of the neck
Schizophrenia
Ulnar nerve neuralgia
Epilepsy
Notes: This is a very calming point, even with acupressure.
This is a first aid point for exhaustion.
It is a reservoir of vital Qi.
This is an important point for numbness and trembling of the arm and hand and disorders of the elbow.
This is a special point for scrofula.
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LINGDAO
English: Spirit Path
Also known as: Spirit's Path
Route of the Spirit
Mind Path
Location: With the palm facing upward, this point is located 1.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.
On the ulnar side of the wrist, 1.5 cun above HT-7 Shenmen.
Command functions: Metal point
Jing-River point
Actions: Calms the Shen
Benefits the voice
Relaxes the muscles and tissues
Removes obstruction from the channel
Indications: Rigidity
Arthritis
Inability to bend the hands or wrists
Loss of sensation
Sudden inability to speak
Fear
Sadness
Restless Zang disorder*
Ice-cold feeling in the bones and marrow
Cardiac pain
Anxiety
Weakened, broken or suppressed spirit
Contraction of the elbow and arm
Muscle spasms
Neuralgia of the ulnar nerve
Arthritis of the elbow
Itching of the hand
Aphasia with stiffening of the tongue
Convulsions
Chest pain
Retching
Nausea
Throat abscess
Redness and swelling of the eyes
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Hysteria
Psychosis
Restlessness
Melancholy
Incoherent thinking or speech
Spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm
Clonic spasm
Swelling and pain of the fingers
Notes: This point has more of a mental effect than physical effect.
Use this point on someone whose spirit is weak and has lost their way.
Use this point if you see a lot of rigidity and loss of movement.
This point is mostly used for channel problems and has a special action on joints and bones.
*Restless Zang disorder is characterized by unpredictable emotional responses, melancholy, disturbed behavior, restlessness, loss of voice, insomnia and possibly mania.
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TONGLI
English: Penetrating the Interior
Also known as: Reaching the Measure
Penetrating Inside
Accessible Village
Communication's Route
Inner Communications
Communication with the Inside
Location: When the palm faces upward, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of them. flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist.
With the hand supine, the point can be found 1 cun above HT-7 Shenmen on the ulnar aspect of the wrist.
1 cun proximal to HT-7 Shenmen on the line connecting HT-7 Shenmen and HT-4 Lingdao.
Command functions: Luo-Connecting point
Ma Dan-Yang Heavenly Star point
Actions: Calms the Shen
Regulates Heart Qi
Regulates heart rhythm
Tonifies Heart Qi
Benefits the tongue
Benefits the Bladder
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Indications: Palpitations
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Sore throat
Sudden loss of voice
Aphasia with stiffness of the tongue
Pain in the wrist and elbow
Vertigo
Unhappiness
Hysteria
Dysmenorrhea
Tonsillitis
Neuralgia of the arm
Nervous spasms of the upper limb
Contractures of the upper limbs
Wind-Stroke
Sensations of heaviness of the body
Fatigue
Arrhythmia
Sudden hoarseness
Sudden loss of voice
Headache
Hypertension due to Heart fire
Fever with chest discomfort
Sweating
Menorrhagia
Insanity
Pain in the wrist and arm
Nervous palpitations
Palpitations with fear
Tachycardia
Nervous palpitations with anxiety
Fear
Pharynx and larynx swollen and painful
Throat Bi
Eye dizziness
Psychopathy
Lack of energy
Restless Zang disorder
Vexation and anger
Sadness and fright
Depressive disorder
Pain and agitation of the Heart
Frequent vexation with burning sensation of the Heart
Fullness and distention of the chest and diaphragm radiating to the lateral costal region
Enuresis
Profuse uterine bleeding
Paralysis of the four limbs
Chest pain
Bradycardia
Neurasthenia
Hysterical aphasia
Psychosis
Cough
Asthma
Headache and dizziness
Throat blockage
Palpitations due to nervous fright
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Incontinence of urine
Febrile diseases
Tendency to sadness
Heat in the face and throat
Perspiration
Aphonia
Pain in the hands and elbows
Shortness of breath
Metralgia
Chest fullness (disperse)
Chest emptiness (tonify)
Depression with aphasia
Somnolence
Insomnia
Fear of people
Thirst
A bitter taste in the mouth
Tongue ulcers
Burning urination
Hematuria
Stiffness of the tongue
Tongue seems tied with difficult speech
Acute glossitis
Sudden atony of the tongue
Metrorrhagia
Uterine hemorrhage due to fullness
Hot face without sweating
Groaning
Pain and Blood congestion in the eyes
Frequent yawning
Vomiting
Sensation of chills in the Heart
Heart feels as if lifted upwards
Pounding of the Heart
Diminished Qi
Stuttering
Head Wind
Bitter vomiting
Contraction of the fingers
Pain of the elbow and upper arm
Notes: This point has to do with Interior communication.
It is used to treat audacity.
This point can be used to penetrate a patients mask to find out what is wrong.
This is the point of choice to tonify Heart Qi.
It is the point of choice for aphasia.
This is a special point for palpitations.
It is effective for disturbances of cardiac rate and rhythm.
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YINXI
English: Yin Cleft
Also known as:
Yin Accumulation
Yin Mound
Yin Reserve
Yin's Crevice
Location: When the palm faces upward, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of the m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the transverse of the wrist.
Located 0.5 cun proximal to HT-7 Shenmen, on the line connecting HT-7 Shenmen to HT-4 Lingdao.
Command functions: Xi-Cleft (Accumulation) point
Actions: Nourishes Heart Yin
Regulates Heart Blood
Clears Heat
Stops sweating
Calms the Shen
Clears Heart Fire
Moderates acute conditions
Clears Deficiency fire
Indications: Night sweats
Dry mouth
Insomnia
Mental restlessness
Cardiac pain
Hemoptysis
Epistaxis
Sudden loss of voice
Stiffness and pain along the Heart channel due to Stagnant Heart Blood
Stifling sensation in the chest
Sudden chest pain
Aphasia
Pulmonary tuberculosis with night sweats due to Yin Deficiency
Spontaneous sweating
Trembling with fear
Stomach hemorrhage
Leukorrhea
Chills
Profuse perspiration with fear of Cold
Sudden atony of the tongue
Fullness in the chest
Counterflow inversion fright Qi
Sudden turmoil disorder with cardiac pain
Sinusitis
Blocked nose
Hysteria
Shock
Alarm
Fear
Anxiety
Palpitations
Dizziness
Headaches
Chest pain
Sudden dumbness
Edema
Fright
Grief
Sudden irritability and rage
Bone steaming fever
Uterine inflammation
Brachial neuralgia
Disorders of Qi
Vertigo
Cholera with contractures
Unbearable stabbing pain of the Heart
Epilepsy
Notes: This point has a strong influence on the mental state.
It revitalizes Qi.
This is a special point for night sweats.
Hematemesis
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SHENMEN
English name: Spirit Gate
Also known as : Spirit's Door
Spiritual Door
Location: At the wrist joint, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris, in the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform bone.
With the hand supine, the point can be found in the small hollow on the ulnar aspect, at the end of the transverse crease of the wrist.
On the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi uonaris, on the transverse crease of the wrist. in the depression in the articular region between the pisiform bone and the ulna.
Command functions: Shu-Stream point
Yuan-Source point
Sedation point
Actions: Calms the Spirit
Regulates and tonifies the Heart
Pacifies the Heart
Clears the channels
Nourishes Heart Blood
Opens the Orifices
Indications: Insomnia
Frequent talking during sleep
Poor memory
Mania-depression
Epilepsy
Dementia
Desire to laugh
Mad laughter
Insulting people
Sadness
Fear and fright
Disorientation
Restless Zang disorder
Agitation of the Heart
Malaria accompanied by agitation of the Heart
Malaria with irritability
Loss of voice
Wrist Bi
Pain in the sides
Yellow sclera
Tongue paralysis
Neurasthenia
Absent-mindedness
Heart disease
Angina pectoris
Mental illness
Paralysis of the hypoglossis muscle
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism with dream-disturbed sleep
Desire for cold drinks
Fever and chills (chills predominant)
Bloody stool
Pulmonary tuberculosis with irritability and insomnia
Delirious speech
Disorientation
Nocturnal emission
Electric shock
Loss of taste
Stress
Lack of determination
Hallucinations
Uncontrollable talkativeness
Sensation of Heat in the Heart with pain
Schizophrenia
Madly running around
Palms of the hands very hot
Protracted chills
Fever of short duration
Heart pain
Palpitations
Fright palpitations
Pounding of the Heart
Throat Bi
Dry throat with no desire to drink
Vomiting Blood
Yellow eyes
Pain of the lateral costal region
Red face
Heat of the palms
Dyspnea with Heat in the body
Shortness of breath
Cold shivering
Enuresis
Easily frightened
Apprehension
Irritability
Psychosis
Hysteria
Nervous palpitations
Idiocy
Seizures
Jaundice
Rib pain
Panting
Sensation of the Heart being enlarged
Dizziness
Aphasia
Asthmatic wheezing
Malaise
Hemoptysis
Eczema with intense itching
Mental retardation
Hyperactivity
Restlessness
Urinary incontinence
Impotence
Heart failure
General weakness
Dumbness
Stuttering
Excessive exuberance
Suffocation
Psychopathy
Madness
Madness with crying or crazy laughter
Excessive dreaming
Heat penetrating the Heart
Desire for cold drinks
Notes: This is an essential point to treat all disorders of the Spirit and all Deficiency disorders of the Heart.
It is the foremost point to calm and regulate the Spirit.
It has a sedative and regulatory function on the Internal organs.
This is known as a courage point.
It is a first aid point for shock.
This point is said to raise the I.Q.
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SHAOFU
English: Lesser palace
Also known as: Lesser Residence
Palace of Weariness
Lesser Mansion
Little Storehouse
Little Residence
Lesser Yin Mansion
Location: On the palm, in the depression between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made.
Note: this point generally lies between the two palmar creases.
With the hand supine and the fingers cupped in a half fist, this point can be found on the palm just below the tip of the little finger.
Located on the transverse crease of the palm, halfway between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
Command functions: Ying-Spring point
Fire point
Horary point
Indications: Palpitations
Fright palpitations
Sadness and worry with diminished Qi
Fear
Fear of people
Excessive sighing
Plumpit Qi Stagnation (globus hystericus)
Chest pain, agitation and fullness
Epilepsy
Contraction of the little finger or hand
Heat of the palms
Premature ventricular contractions
Heart pain
Fullness and malaise in the chest
Angina pectoris
Pruritis
Rheumatic Heart disease
Painful knees due to Wind
One side of the scrotum larger that the other
Somnolence
Fatigue
Mania with frequent laughing
Grief
Intermittent fevers
Great shyness
Nervousness about public speaking
Eating up the external genitals
Insomnia
Thirst
Dark urine
Mental restlessness
Itching of the genitals
Pain of the genitals
Difficult urination
Enuresis
Prolapse of the uterus
Chronic malaria
Cold shivering
Throat pain
Stiffness of the tongue
Pain of the arms
Contraction of the elbow and axilla
Cardiac arrhythmias
Spasms of the little finger
Contracture of the little finger
Inability to extend the hand
Hysteria
Misanthropy
Vaginal pain
Pain in the arm
Urinary incontinence
Pruritis of the external genitalia
Carbuncle and boils
Trembling
Despair
Impotence
Frigidity
Dyspnea
Chronic aphonia
Vivid dreams
A bitter taste in the mouth
Hypomania
Tongue ulcers
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Notes: This is a major point for clearing Heart Fire which transmits to the small Intestine channel and then the Bladder channel giving rise to a variety of urinary problems.
Its major action is to clear Lower Jiao Heat.
It is used for a variety of emotional problems due to Heart Qi Deficiency.
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SHAOCHONG
English: Lesser Rushing
Also known as: Lesser Pouring
Small Thoroughfare
Little Rushing In
Small Assault
Lesser Yin Rushing
Location: About 0.1 cun from the base of the little fingernail at the radial side.
On the radial side of the little finger, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Located about 0.1 cun from the radial corner of the fifth fingernail.
On the dorsal aspect of the little finger, at the junction of the lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Command functions: Jing-Well point
Wood point
Tonification point
Exit point
Actions: Tonifies the Heart
Revives consciousness
Subdues Wind
Clears Heat
Benefits the eyes, tongue and throat
Regulates Heart Qi
Calms the Shen
Opens the Heart Orifices
Relieves fullness
Indications: High fever
Apoplectic coma
Palpitations
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Arrhythmia
Numbness in the arm and little finger
Coma due to Wind-stroke
Severe depression
Sudden loss of consciousness
Nervousness
Dyspnea
Thirst
Yellow eyes
White vaginal discharge
Strong vaginal odor
Expressionless voice
Difficult speech
Bronchial hypersecretion
Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
Pounding of the Heart
Mania-depression
Epilepsy
Fright epilepsy
Excessive sighing
Fright and sadness with diminished Qi
Febrile disease with agitation and restlessness
Contraction of the hand
Pain of the arm
Pain of the palm that radiates to the elbow, axilla and chest
Pain in the Heart and chest with nervous palpitations
Intermittent fever
Hysteria
Inflammation of the diaphragm
Psychopathy
Mental disorders
Fear
Syncope
Trismus
Cardiac pain
Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region
Mania
Loss of consciousness
Jaundice
Sore throat
Hemoptysis
Bloody stool with mucus
Pain along the posterior internal aspect of the upper limbs
Pain in the elbow
Unable to extend the elbow
Cold diseases
Fever with a sensation of Coldness
Pulse very unsteady
No clarity in vision
Neuralgia
Red vaginal discharge
Dry throat
Pharyngitis
Angina
Anger
Dreams of fear
Dreams associated with fire or smoke
Pain at the root of the tongue
Swollen tongue
Tongue thrusting
Throat Bi
Heat in the mouth
Pain of the eyes
Red eyes
Malaria
Heat in the body like Fire
Fever due to Wind
Malaise and fullness in the chest with a sensation of energy rising to the upper body
Alternating joy and anger
Cerebral hemorrhage
Apoplectic syncope with suffocating Phlegm
Aphasia
Notes: This point can be used when the Heart is empty.
It is good for unstable moods.
Bleed for Heart attack or severe sore throat.