HEART CHANNEL LOCATION NATURE ACTION INDICATION

HT 1 JI QUAN When the upper arm Nourish heart yin and Pain in the costal
is abducted, clears empty heat, &cardiac regions,
scrofula, cold pain
the point is in the calms the mind,
of the elbow and
center of the axilla removes obstructions arm, dryness of the
from the channel throat

HT 5 TONG LI When the palm faces Calms the mind, Palpitation,

upward, the point is on the
radial side of the tendon of m.
flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above
the transverse crease of the
wrist
HT6 YIN XI When the palm faces
upward, the point is on
the radial side of the
tendon of m. flexor
carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun
above the transverse
crease of the wrist
LUO CONNECTING tonifies heart qi, dizziness, blurring
of vision, sore
benefits the tongue,
throat, sudden loss
benefits eyes and head,
of voice, aphasia
regulates the uterus, with stiffness of
benefits the bladder the tongue, pain in
the wrist and
elbow
Invigorates heat blood, Cardiac pain, hysteria, night
XI CLEFT subdues rebellious qi, sweating, hemoptysis,
nourishes heart yin and
epistaxis, sudden loss of
voice
clears empty heat of
the heart, stop
sweating,
calms the mind

HT 7 SHEN MEN At the ulnar end of the Calms the mind and Cardiac pain,
transverse crease of the SHU STREAM opens the minds irritability,
wrist, in the depression orifices,
palpitation,hysteria
YUAN PRIMARY amnesia, insomnia, mania,
on the radial side of the nourishes heart blood epilepsy, dementia, pain in

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 tendon of m. flexor the hypochondriac region,
carpi ulnaris feverish sensation in the
palm, yellowish scler

PERICARDIUM
CHANNEL
PC3 QU ZE On transverse cubital Clear heat and cools Cardiac pain,
crease @ ulnar blood, harmonizes stomach irritability,
side of the tendon of
HE SEA PT subdues rebellious qi,
palpitation,
febrile diseases,
m.biceps brachii moves qi and blood in chest
stomachache,
calms the mind, vomiting, pain in
stops interior wind the elbow and arm,
invigorates blood
tremor of the hand
and arm
eliminates stasis

PC4 XI MEN 5 cun above the Invigorates blood and Cardiac pain,
transverse crease of the eliminates stasis, palpitation,
wrist, on the line
XI CLEFT cools blood stops bleeding,
epistaxis,hematem
esis, haemoptysis
connecting PC3 qu ze calms the mind,
chest pain,
PC7 daling, bTW the removes obstruction from the furuncle, epilepsy
tendons of m. palmaris channel and stops pain
longus and m. flexor
carpi radialis

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PC6 NEI GUAN 2 cun above the LUO CTING Open the chest Cardiac pain,
transverse crease of the moves qi and blood palpitation, stuffy
wrist, bTW the tendons
8CONFLUENT calms the mind
chest, pain in the
PT LINKING hypochondriac
of m. palmaris longus moves liver qi
TO YIN WEI region,stomachache,
and m. flexor carpi harmonizes the stomach nausea, vomiting,
radialis hiccup, mental
disorders epilepsy,
insomnia, febrile
diseases, irritability,
malaria, contracture
and pain of the
elbow and arm
PC7 DA LING In the middle of the Calms the mind Cardiac pain,
SHU STREAM palpitation, stuffy
transverse crease of the opens the minds orifices,
chest, pain in the
wrist, btw the tendons clears heat and toxic heat, hypochondriac
YUAN region, stomachache,
of m. palmaris longus harmonizes the stomach
nausea, vomiting,
mflexor carpi radialis convulsion,insomnia
irritability, foul breath

PC8 LAO GONG center of the palm, Drains heat-fire, Cardiac pain,
between the 2nd and 3rd SPRING mental disorder,
calms the mind,
metacarpal bones, but
close to the latter, and
POINT clears heat, cools blood
epilepsy, gastritis,
in part touching the tip foul breath, fungus
promotes resuscitation
of the middle finger infection of hand
when a fist is made foot, vomiting,
nausea

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