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Pericardium
Meridian |
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Course |
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Course#1
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(
1 )
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Pericardium
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(
2 )
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Below
the armpit
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(
3 )
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Axilla
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(
4 )
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Forearm
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(
5 )
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Wrist
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(
6 )
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Palm
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(
7 )
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Tip
of middle finger (Zhongchong,
PC-9)
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Course#2
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(
1 )
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Pericardium
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(
8 )
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Diaphragm
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9 ) |
Connects
triple burner (Sanjiao) |
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Course#3
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(
6 )
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Palm
(Laogong, PC-8)
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(
10 )
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Tip
of ring finger (Guanchong, TB-1)
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B.
Related Viscera
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Pericardium
(Pertaining Organ) and triple burner
(Sanjiao). |
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C.
Acupoints
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PC
1
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Location
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In
the fourth intercostal space,
1 cun lateral to the nipple.
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Indication
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Feeling
oppressed in the chest, febrile
disease with anhidrosis, flushing,
headache, asthma, axillary swelling
pain, hypochondriac pain, goiter.
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PC
2
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Location
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2
cun below the level of the anterior
axillary fold, between the two
heads of m. bicepts brachii.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, hypochondriac distention,
cough, palpitation, pain in
medial upper arm.
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PC
3
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Location
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On
the transverse cubital crease,
at the ulnar side of the tendon
of m. biceps brachii.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, palpitation, febrile diseases,
irritability, stomach ache,
vomiting, pain in the elbow
and arm, trmor of the hand and
arm.
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Notes
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Sooths
and lowers the adverse
floe of qi in upper energizer,
clears heat-fire, removes
heat in blood.
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PC
4
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Location
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5
cun above the transverse crease
of the wrist, on the line connecting
P 3 and P 7, between the tendons
of m. palmaris longus and m.
flexor carpi radialis.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, palpitation, epistaxis,
hematemeses, haemoptysis chest
pain, furuncle, epilepsy. Pacifies
the heart, calms the spirit,
regulates qi, expands the diaphragm.
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Notes
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Pacifies
the heart, calms the spirit,
regulates qi, expands
the diaphragm.
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PC
5
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Location
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3
cun above the transverse crease
of the wrist, between the tendons
of m. palmaris longus and m.
flexor carpi radialis.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, palpitation, stomachache,
vomiting, febrile diseases,
irritability, malaria, mental
disorders, epilepsy, swelling
of the axilla, contracture of
the elbow and arm. Calms the
spirit, harmonizes the Stomach,
eliminates phlegm.
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Notes
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Calms
the spirit, harmonizes
the Stomach, eliminates
phlegm.
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PC
6
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Location
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2
cun above transverse crease
of wrist, between tendons of
m. palmaris longus and m. flexor
radialis.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, palpitation, stuffy chest,
pain in hypochondriac region,
stomachache, nausea, vomiting,
hiccup, mental disorders, epilepsy,
insomnia, febrile diseases,
irritability, malaria, contracture
and pain of elbow and arm. Calms
the heart and spirit, regulates
qi, suppresses pain.
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Notes
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Calms
the heart and spirit,
regulates qi, suppresses
pain.
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PC
7
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Location
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In
the middle of the transverse
crease of the wrist, between
the tendons of m. palmaris longus
and m. flexor carpi radialis.
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Indication
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Febrile
disease with anhirosis, cardiac
pain, feverish sensation in
palms, headache, palpitation,
stomachache, vomiting, mental
disorders, insomnia, hypochondriac
pain.
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Notes
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Clears
the Heart, calms the spirit,
harmonizes the Stomach,
expands the chest.
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PC
8
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Location
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On
the transverse crease of the
palm, between the second and
third metacarpal bones. When
the fist is clenched, the point
is just below the tip of the
mddle finger.
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Indication
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Fainting
due to CVA, numbness or convulsion
in the hand, continuous epistaxis,
hiccup, cardiac pain, gastritis,
hyperhidrosis in the palms,
anorexia.
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Notes
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Cools
the heart, drains heat.
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PC
9
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Location
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In
the center of the tip of the
middle finger.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, palpitation, loss of consciousness,
aphasia with stiffness and swelling
of the tongue, febrile diseases,
heat stroke, convulsion, fevrish
sensation in the palm.
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Notes
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Cools
the heart, drains heat,
opens heart passage.
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