Acu 2 Heart Channel Flashcards
Heart time
11am-1pm
What organs does the heart primary channel connect with
Heart Small intestine Lung Diaphrag *Throat *Eyes (inner eye system) *Tongue
HT meridian treats
“Heart Disease”
Meridian illness
pain or crampingi nthe shoulder and arm, difficulty movement in the shoulder and elbow, little finger pain, cramping
Zang Fu Illness of the heart
Depressive-manic disease, dementia, forgetfulness, insomnia, heart pain, palpitation, frighten throbbing, irritability
Chest, epigastriic fullness, distention through diaphragm, diaphragm qi obstruction is a symptom of what
excessive qi in the HT luo
Can’t talk (qi can’t go up to nourish the tongue)
deficiency qi in the HT luo collateral
Regarding the tongue, the HT can treat
any disorder related to the tongue
Diphragm qi obstruction is an illness
Due to excessive qi in the heart luo
HT jing well
HT 9
HT he sea
HT 3
Heart Luo connecting point
HT 5
HT shu stream
HT 7
HT jing river
HT 4
HT ying spring
HT 8
Heart yuan source point
HT 7
HT ma dan yang heavenly star point
HT 5
The heart primary channel begins
in the heart
describe the heart primary channel
from the heart it descends to the diaphragm and small intestine
describe the first branch of the heart primary channel
from the heart organ it ascends along the esophagus to the face and cheek to connect with the surrounding tissues of the eye
describe the second branch of the heart primary channel
from the heart it travels to the lung organ and emerges at the axilla at HT 1, travels along the arm to HT 9
The heart primary channel connects with which zang fu
HT
LU
SI
Does the heart channel have meeting points?
No
Where does the heart luo channel begin
HT 5
describe the heart luo channel
from HT 5 it connects with the SI channel, goes to the heart channel, heart organ, and then continues to ascend up to the root of the tongue and the eye
where does the heart divergent channel begin
the axillary fossa
describe the heart divergent channel
- separates at the axillary fossa
- Enters the heart organ
- Ascends the throat
- Emerges on the face to connect with the SI channel at the inner canthus of the eye
where does the heart sinew channel begin
radial aspect of the little finger
describe the heart sinew channel
from the little finger it ascends to the axilla, intersects the lung sinew channel and travels across the breast region to the center of the chest, it descends to terminate at the umbilicus
pathological symptoms of the heart sinew channel
internal tension, accumulation below the heart, pain, cramping and strain along the course of the channel