(左右一十八穴)
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极泉 在臂内腋下筋间。动脉入胸。(针三分。灸七壮)治臂肘厥寒心胁满痛干呕烦渴目
青灵 在肘上三寸伸肘举臂取之(灸三壮甲乙经无此穴)治目黄胁痛。肩臂不举。
少海(一名曲节) 在肘内廉节后大骨外去肘端五分。屈肘向头取之。心脉所入为合(针
五分。灸三壮)治寒热齿痛。目眩发狂。呕吐涎沫。瘰 。肘腋胁痛。
灵道 在掌后一寸五分。心脉所行为经。(针三分。灸三壮)治心痛干呕。螈 暴喑。
通里 在腕侧后一寸陷中。手少阴络。别走太阳。(针三分灸三壮)治热病面热无汗懊
心悸喉痹肘臂痛。妇人经血过多崩漏
阴 在掌后脉中。去腕五分。当小指后。手少阴 。(针三分。灸三壮)治鼻衄吐血。
洒淅恶寒厥逆心痛。霍乱胸满。
神门(一名兑冲。一名中都) 在掌后锐骨端陷中当小指后。心脉所注为俞实则泻之。(
针三分。灸七壮。炷如小麦)治惊悸怔忡痴呆狂笑疟疾心烦大小五痫。
少府 在小指本节后。外侧骨缝中直掌中劳宫穴心脉所溜为荣。(针二分灸七壮)治烦满
胸中痛臂肘腋挛急疟久不愈阴挺出痒痛遗尿偏坠小便不利。
少冲(一名经始) 在手小指内侧去爪甲角如韭叶心脉所出为井虚则补之(针一分灸一壮)
治热病烦满心胸胁痛痰气悲惊 臂内后廉痛。
(Left and right sides, eighteen acupoints in total)
[Image: Diagram of Acupoints on the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian]
Jiquan (HT1): Located between the tendons at the apex of the axilla on the medial aspect of the arm. The artery is palpable here, leading into the chest. (Needle 0.3 cun; Moxibustion 7 moxa cones.) Indications: Coldness and numbness of the arm and elbow, fullness and pain in the heart and hypochondrium, dry retching, irritability, thirst, and bluish discoloration around the eyes.
Qingling (Extra point): Located 3 cun above the elbow; take the point with the arm extended and raised. (Moxibustion 3 moxa cones. This point is absent in *The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion* / *Jia Yi Jing*.) Indications: Yellowing of the eyes, hypochondriac pain, inability to raise the shoulder and arm.
Shaohai (HT3) (Also known as Qujie): Located on the medial border of the elbow, posterior to the olecranon process of the ulna, 0.5 cun from the end of the elbow. Take the point with the elbow flexed towards the head. It is the He-Sea point of the Heart meridian, where the Qi of the Heart channel enters and gathers deeply. (Needle 0.5 cun; Moxibustion 3 moxa cones.) Indications: Alternating chills and fever, toothache, vertigo, mania, vomiting of salivary foam, scrofula, and pain in the elbow, axilla, and hypochondrium.
Lingdao (HT4): Located 1.5 cun proximal to the palmar wrist crease. It is the Jing-River point of the Heart meridian, where the Qi of the Heart channel flows through. (Needle 0.3 cun; Moxibustion 3 moxa cones.) Indications: Heart pain, dry retching, muscle twitching/spasms, sudden loss of voice.
Tongli (HT5): Located in the depression 1 cun proximal to the radial side of the ulnar styloid process at the wrist. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart meridian, diverging to connect with the Taiyang meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun; Moxibustion 3 moxa cones.) Indications: Febrile diseases, facial heat without sweating, mental restlessness/oppression, palpitations, throat obstruction, pain in the elbow and arm. In women: menorrhagia, metrorrhagia.
Yinxi (HT6): Located in the pulse beat at the palmar wrist, 0.5 cun proximal to the wrist crease, directly behind the little finger. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun; Moxibustion 3 moxa cones.) Indications: Epistaxis, hematemesis, aversion to cold with shivering, cold limbs, heart pain, cholera-like syndrome, chest fullness.
Shenmen (HT7) (Also known as Duichong, Zhongdu): Located in the depression at the distal end of the pisiform bone, directly behind the little finger. It is the Shu-Stream point of the Heart meridian, where the Qi of the Heart channel pours in. For excess patterns, apply reducing method. (Needle 0.3 cun; Moxibustion 7 moxa cones, cone size like a wheat grain.) Indications: Palpitations, severe palpitations (zhengchong), dementia, manic laughter, malaria, irritability, major and minor five types of epilepsy.
Shaofu (HT8): Located posterior to the base of the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, in the lateral interosseous space, directly opposite the Laogong (PC8) point in the palm. It is the Ying-Spring point of the Heart meridian, where the Qi of the Heart channel flows. (Needle 0.2 cun; Moxibustion 7 moxa cones.) Indications: Irritability and fullness, pain in the chest, spasms and tightness of the arm, elbow, and axilla, chronic malaria that does not heal, uterine prolapse (yin ting), itching and pain, enuresis, inguinal hernia/swelling, difficult urination.
Shaochong (HT9) (Also known as Jingshi): Located on the medial side of the tip of the little finger, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail (approximate width of a leek leaf). It is the Jing-Well point of the Heart meridian, where the Qi of the Heart channel emerges. For deficiency patterns, apply tonifying method. (Needle 0.1 cun; Moxibustion 1 moxa cone.) Indications: Febrile diseases, irritability and fullness, pain in the heart, chest, and hypochondrium, phlegm-Qi stagnation, grief, fear, and fright, pain along the posterior medial aspect of the arm.