Heart Flashcards
Entry point
Nourishes heart yin, clears empty heat, calms mind, benefits arm, opens in cheast, removes obstruction
Ht 1 (Jiquan)
Location - center of axilla, medial side of axillary artery
Brachial artery contraindication
Clears heat, relieves pain, removes obstructions, regualtes Qi/Blood
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)
Water/Sea point
Contraindicated for Basilic vein
Ht 3 (Shaohai)
Location - medial end of the transverse cubital crease, depression anterior to medial epicondyle of the humerus
Metal/River point
Calms mind, benefits voice, subdues rebellious Qi, relaxes sinews
Ht 4 (Lingdao)
Location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1/5 cun proximal to transverse crease of the wrist when supinated
Luo-Connecting point (with SI7)
Calms mind, tonifies Qi, benefits tonge/bladder/uterus relieves pain
Ht 5 (Tongli)
location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1 cun proximal to tranverse crease of the wrist when supinated
Reduces Excess
Xi-Cleft point
Nourishes Ht Yin, clears empty heat, regulates sweating, clams mind, subdues rebellious Qi, moves heart blood
HINT between elbow and fingers
Ht 6 (Yinxi)
location - radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 0.5 cun proximal to tranverse crease of the wrist when supinated
SOURCE point
Earth/Stream point
Ht 7 (Shenmen)
location - transverse crease wrist, articular region between pisiform bone and ulna, in depression on radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon
Ht 7 Action
calms mind, nourishes heart blood, benefits tongue
Contraindicated for Ulnar Nerve
Ht 4, 5, 6, 7
Fire/Spring point
clears heart fire/empty heat/heart phlegm-fire/SI heat, calms mind, benefits bladder, regulates uterus, raises Qi
Ht 8 (Shaofu)
location - palm between 4th/5th MC bone, when loose fist made, point is where tip of little finger rests on palm.
restores consciousness
Wood/well point
Exit point
Ht 9 (Shaochong)
location - radial side of little finger, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nailbed
Relaxes sinews
Ht 4
removes obstructions
Ht 1, 2, 3
Shenmen?
Ht 7
Source point!
Calms mind, nourishes Heart blood, benefits the tongue
Accumulation point
Xi-cleft
Ht 6
Acute excess - moves heart blood, regulates sweating, calms mind, subdues rebellious Qi, clears empty heat, nourishes Heart Yin