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HT-03 (Shao Hai) Lesser Sea

Acupuncture Points on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements He-Sea & Water Point
Calms the spirit, transforms phlegm and clears heat
  • Activates the channel and benefits the arm
    • Cardiac pain, spasmodic pain and numbness of the hand and arm, tremor of the hand, scrofula, pain in the axilla and hypochondriac region.

    Where is HT-03 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 214): Midway between Quze P-3 and the medial epicondyle of the humerus, at the medial end of the transverse cubital crease when the elbow is fully flexed.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 164-165): With the elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting the medial end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of humerus.
    Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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