P-08 (Lao Gong) Palace of Toil
Acupuncture Points on the Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
Ying-Spring & Fire Point- Sun Si-miao Ghost Point
Actions:
- Clears heat from the Pericardium and revives consciousness
- Clears heat from the Heart and calms the spirit
- Harmonizes the Stomach and clears heat from the middle jiao
- Clears the nutritive level and cools blood
Indications:
- Cardiac pain, mental disorder, epilepsy, gastritis, foul breath, fungus infection of the hand and foot, vomiting, nausea.
Pont Location:
- A Manual of Acupuncture: Between the second and third metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, in a depression at the radial side of the third metacarpal bone.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: At the center of the palm, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones, but close to the latter, and in the part touching the tip of the middle finger when a fist is made.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
