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Heart Meridian
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Course#1
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(
1 )
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Heart
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2 )
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Lung
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(
3 )
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Below
the axilla
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(
4 )
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Upper
arm
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(
5 )
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Antecubital
fossa
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(
6 )
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Between
ossa metacarpal IV and V
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(
7 )
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Tip
of the little finger (Shaochong,
HT-9)
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Course#2
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(
1 )
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Heart
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(
8 )
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Diaphragm
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9 ) |
Small
intestine |
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Course#3
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(
1 )
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Heart
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(
10 )
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Throat
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11 ) |
Tissues
surrounding the eye (orbital system).
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B.
Related Viscera
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Heart (Pertaining
Organ), small intestine, lung, and kidney.
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C.
Acupoints
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HT
1
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Location
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When
the upper arm is abducted, the
point is in the center of the
axilla, on the medial side of
the axillary artery.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, cold pain of the elbow
and upper arm, hypochondriac
distention, dryness of the throat.
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HT
2
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Location
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When
the elbow is flexed, the point
is 3 cun above the medial end
of the transverse cubital crease
Shaohai (H3), in the groove
medial to m. biceps brachii.
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Indication
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Pain
in the cardiac and hypochondriac
regions, shoulder and arm.
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HT
3
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Location
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With
arm fully flexed, at end of
cubital crease on ulnar side.
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Indication
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Toothache
with fever, convulsion of hand,
spasmodic pain in elbow, mania,
cardiac pain, forgetfulness.
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Notes
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Sooths
heart-qi, clears the vessels,
calms the spirit, remove
phlegm.
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HT
4
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Location
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When
the palm faces upward, the point
is on the radial side of the
tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris,
1.5 cun above the transverse
crease of the wrist.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, spasmodic pain of the
elbow and arm, sudden loss of
voice, schizophrenia.
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HT
5
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Location
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When
the palm faces upward, the point
is on the radial side of the
tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris,
1 cun above the transverse crease
of the wrist.
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Indication
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Headache,
blurring of vision, sore throat,
reddish face, sudden loss of
voice, enuresis, uterine bleeding,
palpitation, schizophrenia.
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Notes
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Calms
spirit, checks endogenous
wind, harmonizes nourishing
qi.
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HT
6
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Location
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When
the palm faces upward, the point
is on the radial side of the
tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris,
0.5 cun above the transverse
crease of the wrist.
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Indication
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Palpitation,
cardiac pain, hysteria, night
sweating, hemoptysis, epistaxis,
sudden loss of voice.
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Notes
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Clears
heart-heat away, lowers
vacant yang, strengthens
the superficial resistance.
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HT
7
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Location
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At
the ulnar end of the transverse
crease of the wrist, in the
depression on the radial side
of the tendon of m. flexor carpi
ulnaris.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, irritability, palpitation,
hysteria, amnesia, insomnia,
mania, epilepsy, dementia, pain
in the hypochondriac region,
feverish sensation in the palm,
yellowish sclera.
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Notes
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Calms
the spirit, clears heart-heat,
regulates adverse flow
of qi.
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HT
8
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Location
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When
the palm faces upward, the point
is between the fourth and fifth
metacarpal bones. When the fist
is made, the point is where
the tip of the little finger
rests.
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Indication
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Palpitation,
pain in the chest, spasmodic
pain of the little finger, feverish
sensation in the palm, enuresis,
dysuria, pruritus of the external
genitalia.
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Notes
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Regulates
heart-qi, clears inner
heat.
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HT
9
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Location
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On
the radial side of the little
finger, about 0.1 cun posterior
to the corner of the nail.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, hypochondriac pain, palpitation,
mania, sore throat, febrile
diseases, loss of consciousness,
¹øÁ¶ºÒ¾È.
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Notes
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Restroes
consciousness, drains
pathogenic heat.
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