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Song of Acupoints on the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin
The Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin has nine acupoints: Tianchi (Chest Pool) is located near the chest; Tianquan (Heavenly Spring), Quze (Curved Marsh), and Ximen (Door of the Xi-cleft) follow in sequence. Jianshi (Intercourse with Spirit) and Neiguan (Inner Pass) are above Daling (Great Palace); Laogong (Palace of Labor) and Zhongchong (Central Rush) end at the tip of the middle finger.

Tianchi (also known as Tianhui) Located one cun behind the nipple, three cun below the axilla, adhering to the costal region, directly between the ribs under the axillary fossa. The commentary on *Qifu Lun* states: two cun behind the nipple using the same-body-inch method. This point is an intersection of the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin and the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang. Puncture 0.3 cun, moxibustion three moxa cones.
Indications: Blurred vision, headache, irritability and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, cough with counterflow qi, swelling and pain in the arm and axilla, inability to lift the four limbs, ascending qi, alternating chills and fever, malaria, heat diseases without sweating.
*Qianjin Fang* records: Treats neck fistulas and scrofula, moxibustion hundred moxa cones.
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Weiyang (BL39), acupuncture rapidly disperses axillary swelling.

Tianquan Also known as Tianshi. Located two cun below the curved axilla from the shoulder-arm, taken when raising the arm. Puncture 0.6 cun, moxibustion three moxa cones. Another source says puncture 0.2 cun.
Indications: Aversion to wind and cold, pain in the chest and hypochondrium, distending fullness with cough and counterflow qi, pain in the chest, back, scapula, and arm.

Quze Located in the depression of the transverse cubital crease on the medial side of the elbow, lateral to the tendon where the artery beats, obtained by flexing the elbow. This is the He-Sea point where the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin enters. Puncture 0.3 cun, retain for seven breaths, moxibustion three moxa cones.
Indications: Heart pain with susceptibility to fright, body heat with irritability and thirst, shaking and pulling pain in the arm and elbow that cannot be extended, vomiting and counterflow qi due to Cold Damage (Shanghan).
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Shaoshang (LU11), treats thirst due to Blood deficiency.

Ximen Located five cun proximal to the wrist crease on the palm. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin. Puncture 0.3 cun, moxibustion five moxa cones.
Indications: Hematemesis, epistaxis, heart pain, vomiting and hiccups, fright, insufficiency of Shen-Qi, chronic hemorrhoids.

Jianshi Located three cun proximal to the wrist crease, in the depression between the two tendons. This is the Jing-River point where the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin flows. Puncture 0.3 cun, retain for seven breaths, moxibustion five moxa cones.
Indications: Chest binding syndrome due to Cold Damage, sensation of hunger in the heart, vomiting of saliva, shortness of qi, stroke causing qi blockage, coma, muteness, sudden mania, palpitations, aversion to wind and cold, cholera with dry heaving, axillary swelling and elbow contracture, sudden heart pain, frequent fright, sensation of a foreign body in the throat, irregular menstruation in women, infantile fright, and chronic malaria. Moxibustion can be used to expel evil spirits, with the number of cones based on the patient's age.
*Qianjin Fang* records: For persistent dry heaving and immediate vomiting of ingested food, moxibustion thirty moxa cones. If the pulses in the four limbs are absent, moxibustion restores them. This method can revive the dead. Another method: For sudden death, moxibustion until one hundred breaths are completed. In the Thirteen Ghost Points, this point is named Guilu (Ghost Road), used for acupuncture to treat various evils and mania, and should needled at the ninth step.
*Shennong Jing* records: Treats Spleen cold, alternating chills and fever, generalized sores and scabies, moxibustion seven moxa cones.
*Taiyi Ge* records: Combined with Fengchi (GB20) and Huantiao (GB30), treats malaria. Combined with Qihai (CV6), Zhongji (CV3), and Zusanli (ST36), treats lower abdominal difficulty in urination.
*Yulong Fu* records: Treats malaria.
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Tianding (SI16), do not delay in treating aphonia.
*Lingguang Fu* records: Combined with Shuigou (GV26), treats evil-induced mania.
*Kuaijie Fang* records: Treats frequent hiccups due to heat diseases.

Neiguan Located on the posterior aspect of the palm, two cun proximal to the wrist crease between the two tendons, opposite Waiguan. This is the Luo-Connecting point of the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin, diverging to the Sanjiao Meridian of Hand-Taiyang. Puncture 0.5 cun, moxibustion five moxa cones.
Indications: Stroke with loss of will/mind, excess patterns manifesting as sudden severe heart pain, deficiency patterns manifesting as mental restlessness and palpitations, facial heat and blurred vision, distending fullness and elbow contracture, chronic malaria, chest fullness and intestinal pain. Excess patterns are treated with draining; sores are treated with moxibustion.
*Shennong Jing* records: Treats heart pain, abdominal distension, and various internal abdominal diseases, moxibustion seven moxa cones.
*Yulong Fu* records: Combined with Zhaohai (KI6), it can treat abdominal masses.
*Xihong Fu* records: Combined with Gongsun (SP4), treats abdominal pain.
*Lanjiang Fu* records: For Cold Damage affecting the Taiyin Meridian on the fourth day, first use Zhaohai and Gongsun, then apply Neiguan.
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Jianli (CV11), sweeps away bitterness and oppression in the chest.
*Biao You Fu* records: For chest fullness and abdominal pain, needle Neiguan.
*Jiefang* records: Treats chest fullness and epigastric discomfort, Middle Jiao obstruction due to Cold Damage, stabbing pain in both hypochondria, incessant vomiting, Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency, heart and abdominal distension, pain below the ribs and hypochondria, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, obstructive masses and undigested food, gradual emaciation, blood stasis and Qi masses, visceral cold-deficiency, wind-phlegm qi stagnation, large intestine cold-deficiency, rectal prolapse, difficult defecation, rectal prolapse due to straining, intestinal toxin swelling and pain, continuous hematochezia, five types of hemorrhoids and epilepsy, spitting of saliva, mental dullness, heart fright and mania, incessant weeping, failure to recognize kin, forgetfulness and confusion, inability to recall speech, singing or laughing, unsettled Shen, stroke with unconsciousness, heart deficiency and gallbladder fear, trembling of the four limbs. For all the above symptoms, first treat with Neiguan, then add other points according to the specific condition.

Daling Located in the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression between the two tendons beneath the carpal bones. This is the Yuan-Source point where the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin pours. Puncture 0.3 cun, retain for seven breaths, moxibustion three moxa cones.
Indications: Heat disease without sweating, pain at the root of the tongue, asthma, cough, hematemesis, sensation of hunger in the heart, incessant laughter, headache, shortness of breath, chest and hypochondriac pain, fright, weeping, vomiting and counterflow qi, bi-syndrome of the throat, dry mouth, red eyes, elbow and arm contracture, hematuria.
*Shennong Jing* records: Treats chest pain and sores on the chest wall, moxibustion three moxa cones.
*Qianjin Fang* records: For hematemesis and vomiting/counterflow qi, moxibustion fifty moxa cones. It also states: For sudden onset of lumbar swelling, deep-seated abscesses, joint swelling, wandering wind-heat-toxin, if any abnormality is felt initially, urgently moxibustion immediately. From the first transverse crease of the palm, between the two tendons posteriorly, moxibustion five moxa cones for immediate cure. Treat left side by needling right, right side by needling left, and central cases by needling both hands. In the Thirteen Ghost Points, this point is named Guixin (Ghost Heart), treating various evils and mania, needled at the fourth step.
*Yulong Fu* records: Combined with Laogong (PC8), treats heart oppression and sores. It also states: Combined with Renzhong (GV26) with frequent draining, completely removes bad breath. It also states: Combined with Waiguan (TE5) and Zhigou (TE6), treats abdominal pain and constipation.

Laogong (Also known as Wuli, Zhangzhong) Located at the arterial pulse in the center of the palm, taken by flexing the ring finger. This is the Ying-Spring point where the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin flows. Puncture 0.2 cun, moxibustion three moxa cones.
Indications: Stroke with incessant weeping and laughing, heat disease without sweating, hypochondriac pain preventing turning, hematemesis, epistaxis, hiccups, irritability, thirst, inability to eat, distending fullness in the chest and hypochondria, fishy odor in the mouth, jaundice, hand numbness, hematochezia and hematuria due to heat, and hot hemorrhoids.
*Qianjin Fang* records: For inner restlessness and pain in the heart, puncture 0.5 cun and apply tonification.
*Yulong Fu* records: Combined with Daling (PC7), treats heart oppression and sores.
*Lingguang Fu* records: Treats fatigue from overwork.
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Houxi (SI3), can treat Sanxiao (Three Consumptions) and jaundice.
*Tongxuan Fu* records: Can resolve stomach reversal and heart pain.
*Kuaijie Fang* records: Treats憂噎 (worry and dysphagia).
One transmission states: Moxibustion on this point is effective for treating mania.

Zhongchong Located at the tip of the middle finger of the hand, in the depression about the width of a leek leaf from the nail. This is the Jing-Well point where the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin exits. Puncture 0.1 cun, retain for three breaths, moxibustion one moxa cone.
Indications: Heat disease without sweating, headache as if splitting, body heat like fire, heart pain with irritability and fullness, stiff and painful tongue, stroke with unconsciousness.
*Shennong Jing* records: Treats night crying and excessive weeping in infants, moxibustion one moxa cone, cone size like a wheat grain.
*Bai Zheng Fu* records: Combined with Lianquan (CV23), can attack swelling and pain under the tongue.
Another source states it indicates insufficiency of Shen-Qi leading to loss of will.
*Qiankun Shengyi* records: This is one of the Ten Jing-Well points. In cases of stroke, sudden collapse and coma, profuse phlegm-saliva, unconsciousness, locked jaw, inability to take medicine/water, urgently prick Shaoshang (LU11), Shangyang (LI1), Zhongchong (PC9), Guanchong (TE1), Shaochong (HT9), and Shaoze (SI1) with a three-edged needle to promote circulation of Qi and Blood. This is the wonderful secret for emergency resuscitation.