Meaning

The inner (aspect of the arm) border to open heart and stomach.

Localization

Two cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis muscles.

Functions

Carms the heart, eliminates irritability, regulates Qi, increases blood flow in the stomach and heart, nourishes the brain.

Intersection

One of the points of fusion of eight extraordinary vessels linked with the vessel Yin Wei Mai.

Indications

- Cardiovascular system: heart pain, heartbeat with interruptions, chest pain, Neurogenic stress cardiomyopathy.
- Localized diseases: faint with visual snow, frontal lobe headache.
- Digestive system: stomachache accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal distension, dizziness due to the accumulation of moisture and phlegm in the Spleen-Yang/Qi deficiency syndrome.
- Respiratory system: cough, dyspnea.
- Channel diseases: diseases of elbow and wrist joints, hemiparesis on the affected side, swelling in axillary region.
- Disorders of the mind: insomnia, forgetfulness, melancholy, hysteria, general weakness, epilepsy (petit mals).
- Reproductive system: dysmenorrhea, dizziness after childbirth, convulsions of pregnant women (liver wind syndrome).
- Features: spermatorrhea (void of Qi, Yang, Blood), high temperature, Qi deficiency because of coldness and heat.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 - 1 cun. Cauterization.