Acupuncture Points on the Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
- Xi (Cleft) Point
Invigorates blood and dispels stasisCools blood and stops bleeding Calms the spirit Moderates acute conditions
Cardiac pain, palpitation, epistaxis, hematemesis, haemoptysis chest pain, furuncle, epilepsy.
Stagnation of the Blood in the chest and Heart with Heart, neck, and left arm pain
Where is P-04 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 373): On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 5 cun proximal to Daling P-7, on the line connecting Daling P-7 and Quze P-3, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 200): 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting Quze (PER-3) and Daling (PER-7), between the tendons of m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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