pericardium hand jue yin

    • window of sky

    • in the 4th intercostal space, 1.0 cun lateral to the nipple, 5 cun lateral to anterior midline

    • regulates qi, opens chest, clears heat, clears blood stasis. chest pain and fullness, swelling and pain in breast and axillary region

    • oblique 0.2-0.4

    • 2 cun below the level of the axillary fold between the two heads of m. biceps brachii

    • unbinds chest. chest fullness, swollen glands, goiters, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-0.7

    • he sea

    • on the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of them. biceps brachii

    • expels fire poison, clears heat, cools blood. irritability, stomach ache, sunstroke, palpitations, vomiting, cardiac pain, local for arm pain

    • perpendicular 0.5-0.7

    • xi-cleft

    • 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting pc3 and pc7, between the m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons

    • regulates blood, regulates the pulse, stops pain, opens the chest, angina, palpitations, hematemesis, mental and emotional issues affecting heart

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • jing-river, 3 arm yin meeting

    • 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between them. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons

    • regulates heart qi, opens chest, empirical point for malaria, cardiac pain, palpitations, phlegm misting the heart, vomiting

    • perpendicular 0.5-1.0

    • luo connect, master yin wei, command chest

    • 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons

    • opens the chest, regulates pulse rate, regulates heart qi and blood, nourishes yin, assists heart in defining boundaries, regulates stomach, motor impairment of upper limb, carpal tunnel syndrome, hot palms, PMS, insomnia, vomiting, nausea, irritability, cardiac pain, palpitations, mental disorders

    • perpendicular 0.5-0.8

    • shu stream, yuan source, sedation

    • in the middle transverse crease of the wrist between the m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis tendons

    • quiets the heart, clears heat, mental/emotional conditions, irritability, convulsions, cardiac pain, insomnia, stomach ache, carpal tunnel

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • exit point, ying spring, horary

    • at the center of the palm, between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones, in the part where tip of the middle finger rests when making a loose fist

    • clears excess heart fire, cools heart, cools blood, harmonizes stomach. mental disorders, heart pain, tongue ulcers, foul breath, gastritis, carpal tunnel syndrome

    • perpendicular 0.3-0.5

    • jing well, tonification

    • in the center of the tip of the middle finger

    • clears heat, febrile disease, loss of consciousness, feverish sensation in palm, heat stroke, tongue stiffness

    • superficially 0.1