Heart Flashcards

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Entry point

Nourishes heart yin, clears empty heat, calms mind, benefits arm, opens in cheast, removes obstruction

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Ht 1 (Jiquan)

Location - center of axilla, medial side of axillary artery

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Brachial artery contraindication

Clears heat, relieves pain, removes obstructions, regualtes Qi/Blood

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Ht 2 (Qingling)

location - 3 cun proximal to medial end of tranverse cubital crease (Ht 3) in the depression medial to the biceps brachii muscle (able to touch bone, best with elbow flexed)

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3
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Water/Sea point

Contraindicated for Basilic vein

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Ht 3 (Shaohai)

Location - medial end of the transverse cubital crease, depression anterior to medial epicondyle of the humerus

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Metal/River point

Calms mind, benefits voice, subdues rebellious Qi, relaxes sinews

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Ht 4 (Lingdao)

Location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1/5 cun proximal to transverse crease of the wrist when supinated

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5
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Luo-Connecting point (with SI7)

Calms mind, tonifies Qi, benefits tonge/bladder/uterus relieves pain

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Ht 5 (Tongli)

location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1 cun proximal to tranverse crease of the wrist when supinated

Reduces Excess

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6
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Xi-Cleft point

Nourishes Ht Yin, clears empty heat, regulates sweating, clams mind, subdues rebellious Qi, moves heart blood

HINT between elbow and fingers

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Ht 6 (Yinxi)

location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 0.5 cun proximal to tranverse crease of the wrist when supinated

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7
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SOURCE point

Earth/Stream point

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Ht 7 (Shenmen)

location - transverse crease wrist, articular region between pisiform bone and ulna, in depression on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon

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8
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Ht 7 Action

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calms mind, nourishes heart blood, benefits tongue

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9
Q

Contraindicated for Ulnar Nerve

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Ht 4, 5, 6, 7

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10
Q

Fire/Spring point

clears heart fire/empty heat/heart phlegm-fire/SI heat, calms mind, benefits bladder, regulates uterus, raises Qi

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Ht 8 (Shaofu)

location - palm between 4th/5th MC bone, when loose fist made, point is where tip of little finger rests on palm.

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11
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restores consciousness

Wood/well point

Exit point

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Ht 9 (Shaochong)

location - radial side of little finger, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nailbed

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12
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Relaxes sinews

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Ht 4

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13
Q

removes obstructions

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Ht 1, 2, 3

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14
Q

Shenmen?

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Ht 7

Source point!

Calms mind, nourishes Heart blood, benefits the tongue

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15
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Accumulation point

Xi-cleft

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Ht 6

Acute excess - moves heart blood, regulates sweating, calms mind, subdues rebellious Qi, clears empty heat, nourishes Heart Yin

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