1. Heart Meridian Presented by Steve Jackowicz M.Ac., L.Ac., Ph.D.

2. Heart Meridian Overview

3. Heart Meridian - Hand Shao Yin - General Information –Internal/External Pathways Originates at the Heart Spreads over the heart system –Descending branch: Passes through the diaphragm Connects with the small intestine –Ascending branch: Runs alongside esophagus Connects with the eye system –Direct branch: Runs upward to lung Then down and out axilla at HT 1

4. Heart 1 Ji Quan Highest Spring Location: In the center of the axilla on the radial side of the axillary artery. Precautions: Avoid Artery Functions: ¤ Regulate Qi flow from the torso to the arm and vice versa - cold, numbness, pain in shoulder a/or arm. ¤ Frozen shoulder. ¤ Pain a/or distention of the upper thoracic area. Heart Mu point

5. Heart 2 Qing Ling Blue Spirit Location: With the elbow flexed, 3 cun above HT 3 on the ulnar side of the biceps brachii in the medial groove. Functions: ¤ Local point - in many classics needling this point is contraindicated.

6. Heart 3 Shao HaiLesser Sea Location: With the elbow flexed, between the ulnar end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Functions: ¤ Pain, numbness, tremors, etc. of the lower arms a/or hands - Parkinson's, stroke. ¤ Good local point to move the Qi and Blood. ¤ Spirit disorders from phlegm a/or heat etiologies - epilepsy, depression, anxiety, nervousness, poor memory, fuzzy thinking. ¤ Water Point - redness of the eyes, mouth ulcerations. ¤ He Sea

7. Heart 4 Ling Dao Spirit Path Location: 1.5 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line. Functions: ¤ Sudden loss of voice. ¤ Restless Zang Disorder ¤ Emotional disturbances. ¤ Jing River ¤ Metal Point

8. Heart 5 Tong Li Interconnection Location: 1 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line. Functions: ¤ Speech a/or vocal disorders - aphasia (post-stroke), stiff tongue, stuttering. ¤ Spirit disorders and related physical manifestations, anxiety w/palpitations, arrhythmia, nervousness, depression - although the point is generally not used for emotional disorders involving sleep such as insomnia, HT 7 is used more often for these manifestations. ¤ Excessive bleeding w/ menstruation from heat in the Blood. ¤ Heat effecting the SI and leading to urinary symptoms - incontinence, enuresis. ¤ Luo Connecting Point

9. Heart 6 Yin Xi Yin Cleft Location: 0.5 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line. Functions: ¤ Night sweats, Steaming Bone Disorders, tonify Yin and Blood. ¤ Acute heart pain from Blood stasis. ¤ Acute emotional disturbances - mania, anxiety, shock. ¤ Xi Cleft

10. Heart 7 Shen Men Spirit Gate Functions: ¤ Tonify deficiencies of the HT Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang. ¤ Emotional issues, especially those with related sleep or thinking manifestations - insomnia, muddled thinking. ¤ Heart and Phlegm fire leading to insomnia, anxiety, mania. ¤ Physical responses to emotional stimuli - anxiety w/palpitations, nausea w/panic a/or fear. ¤ Heart palpitations from any etiology as well as irregular heart beat, pounding heart, angina. ¤ Yuan Source Point ¤ Shu Stream Point ¤ Earth Point Location: At the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, between the ulna and the pisiform bones.

11. Heart 8 Shao Fu Lesser Mansion Functions: ¤ HT Fire effecting the SI effecting the UB, heat descending to the lower jiao - incontinence, fungal infections, genital itching. ¤ Channel issues, sore throat, tongue stiffness, pain along the ulnar aspect of the arms. ¤ Heart Qi Deficiency. ¤ Emotional disorders - although PC 8 may be a better choice. ¤ HT Fire effecting the mouth - ulcers, canker sores, etc. - although PC 7 or PC 8 may be a better choice. ¤ Ying Spring Point ¤ Fire Point Location: When a loose fist is made where the tip of the little finger rests between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones.

12. Heart 9 Shao ChongLesser Surge Functions: ¤ Jing Well Point - clear heat a/or obstruction from the opposite end of the channel, eye pain a/or redness, mouth ulcerations, sores. ¤ Restore consciousness - heart attack, stroke. ¤ Emergency heart attack point - strong stimulation. ¤ Fullness below the heart - stagnation, pain a/or distention in the HT area. ¤ Wood Point Location: 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the radial side of the little finger.