Pericardium Channel Flashcards
Pc 9- Central Surge
3 point
Where point is?
Point description
Jing- well point
Wood point
Tonification point
Radial nail point of middle finger
Pc 8- Palace of weariness
4 point
Where point is?
Point description
Ying- Spring point
Fire point
Horary point
Exit point
Point lies between 2nd & 3rd Mc bones on palm
Feel from dorsal side on the radial side of 3rd mc bone. Feel for flare of the head of 3rd mc
When loose fist is made the point will lie where top of middle finger rests on palm
Pc 7- Great burial mound
4 point
Where point is?
Point description
Yuan- source point
Shu- Stream point
Earth point
Sedation point
Point lies tucked in to the proximal, ulnar corner of the scaphoid bone, most likely to be on distal skin crease. Hand must be fully relaxed to reveal soft hollow
Find middle of distal skin crease at flexure of the wrist.
Raise and lower hand to find two tendons flexor carpi radialis and Palmaris Longus (ulnar side)
** Check if Palmaris Longus is missing, hand against resistance**
MARK 12 CUN FROM Pc7- Pc3
Pc6- Inner gate
2 points
Where point is?
Point description
Luo- connecting point
Opening point if Yin Wei Mai
2 Cun Proximal to PC7, between the tendons (roughly 3 finger- widths proximal to Pc7)
Pc5- intermediary
3 points
Where point is?
Point description
Jing- river point
Metal point
Meeting if 3 Yin of Arm
3 Cun proximal to PC7, between the two tendons
Pc4- Cleft Gate
1 point
Where point is?
Point description
Xi- Cleft point
5 Cun proximal to Pc7, between the two tendons
Pc3- crooked Marsh
2 point
Where point is?
Point description
He- Sea Point
Water point
Bend the arm slightly and find the hollow that forms just medically to the tendon of the biceps muscle. On the transverse crease of the elbow.
This hollows varies from person to person, from very shallow to quite deep. Raise and lower the forearm to check that you str at the flexure of the elbow.
Point is best located and needles with the arm slightly flexed so that the area is not too stretched
