Pericardium

Question 1

PC4

Answer 1

5 cun above transverse wrist crease on line connecting PC3 & PC7

Rx: distal pt for chest p! d/t blood stasis

+BL17 for chest p!

Question 2

PC5

Answer 2

3 cun above wrist crease

Rx: treats non-substantial phlegm (invisible)

+ST40 for non-substantial phlegm

Question 3

PC6

Answer 3

2cun above transverse wrist crease btw palmaris longus tendon & flexor carpiradialis

Rx: Reg qi in chest, epigastrium & hypochondrium, moves LV qi, reg ST qi for nausea & vomiting, opens chest for SOB & palps, calms spirit

+ST36, Ren12: reg qi in chest, epigastrium, hypochondrium, for hypochondriac distention, nausea & vomiting
+PC6, GB34, LV3 to move LV qi
+Ren17 for SOB

Question 4

PC7

Answer 4

In middle of transverse crease of wrist btw tendons of palmaris longus & flexor carpiradialis

Rx: calms Shen like HT7 but stronger, more grounding, treats warm febrile diseases

Question 5

PC8

Answer 5

@ center of palm, btw 2nd & 3rd metacarpals but close to the latter & in the part touching the tip of the middle finger when a fist is made

Rx: treats PC heat

+LI-11 for PC heat

Question 6

PC9

Answer 6

In the center of the tip of the middle finger

Rx: treats PC heat or opens orifices

+LI-11 for PC heat