Acupuncture Points on the Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin
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Ying-Spring & Fire Point
Clears heat from the Heart and Small IntestineCalms the spirit Regulates Heart Qi Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Palpitation, pain in the chest, spasmodic pain of the little finger, feverish sensation in the palm, enuresis, dysuria, pruritus of the external genitalia.
Clear Lower Jiao heat
Where is HT-08 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 221): On the palm, in the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones, where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 166): When the palm faces upward, the point is between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones. <br /><br /> When a fist is made, the point is where the tip of the little finger rests.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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