Heart Channel Attunement

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.