HT-03 (Shao Hai) Lesser Sea

Acupuncture Points on this Channel HT-01 HT-02 HT-03 HT-04 HT-05 HT-06 HT-07 HT-08 HT-09

Acupuncture Points on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin

•   He-Sea & Water Point

Actions:

• Calms the spirit, transforms phlegm and clears heat
• Activates the channel and benefits the arm

Indications:

• Cardiac pain, spasmodic pain and numbness of the hand and arm, tremor of the hand, scrofula, pain in the axilla and hypochondriac region.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: 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: With the elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting the medial end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of humerus.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.