Acupuncture Points on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin
- Luo (Connecting) Point
- Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star Point
Calms the spiritRegulates Heart rhythm Benefits the tongue Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Palpitation, dizziness, blurring of vision, sore throat, sudden loss of voice, aphasia with stiffness of the tongue, pain in the wrist and elbow.
Where is HT-05 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 216): On the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun proximal to Shenmen HE-7.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 165): When the palm faces 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.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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