Pericardium Channel

Primary Points

PC 3 Quze ** 
FUNCTIONS Free He Qi, dispel Heat from Xue, stop vomiting and diarrhoea, regulates the intestines.
INDICATIONS
1. Pain in the cardiac region. Palpitation. Rheumatic heart disease. Myocarditis). Irritability
2 . Gastric pain. Vomiting. Acute gastroenteritis. Enteritis.
3.  Tremor of the hand and arm. Pain in the elbow and arm.
4. Febrile diseases. Heat exhaustion.
5.  Bronchitis.
LOCATION: On the transverse cubital crease, at the ulnar side of the tendon of biceps brachii.
METHOD: Perp 0.5-0.8 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).
 

PC 4 Ximen  **
FUNCTIONS: Calm the Spirit, pacify the He, open the chest. Xi-Cleft point for acute disorders. Special for angina pectoris.
INDICATIONS
1. Cardiac pain. Palpitation.. Rheumatic heart diseas.e Myocarditis. Angina pectoris. Spasm of the diaphragm.
2. Epistaxis..Pleurisy.  Hematemesis.
3.  Mastitis. Furuncles
4. Hysteria.
LOCATION: 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting Quze (P3) and Daling (P7), between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
METHOD: Perp 0.5-0.8 inch (Ess)
(Ess,Sha). .

PC 5 Jianshi **
FUNCTIONS:: Regulate He Qi, calm the Spirit, dispel fullness from chest, promote the function of the St, stop pain. Clears internal Heat and resolves.  Phlegm in Heart. Specific for malaria.
INDICATIONS
1. Irritability. Mental disorders. Seizures.. Hysteria. Psychosis.
2. Swelling of the axilla. Twitching or contracture of the elbow. Pain of the arm.
3. Gastric pain. Vomiting. Stomache-ache.
4. Cardiac pain. Palpitation. Rheumatic heart disease.
5. Febrile diseases. Malaria..
LOCATION: 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
METHOD: Perp 0.5-1 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).
 

PC 6 Neiguan  **
FUNCTIONS: Calms the He and Spirit, regulate Qi circulation, stop pain, promote the function of the St, regulate middle jiao, open the chest, open
Yin Wei Mai. Has deep effect on 3 systems: 1)cardiovascular 2)digestive 3)mental/nervous.
INDICATIONS
1. Chest pain.. Palpitation..Rrheumatic heart disease. Angina pectoralis.
2. Contracture  and pain of the elbow and arm. Spasm of the diaphragm. Migraine headache. Pain associated with surgery.
3. Seizures..Mental disorders. shock. Hysteria.
4. Vomiting.. Gastric pain. Stomach ache. Abdominal pain.
5.  Asthma. Swollen and painful throat.
6. Febrile diseases. Malaria. Hyperthyroidism.
LOCATION: 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
METHOD: Perp 0.5-1 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).
 

PC 7 Daling **
FUNCTIONS: Clear the Heart, calm the Spirit, pacify Stomach, dispel fullness from chest. Reduce Fire of Heart.
INDICATIONS
1. Cardiac pain. Palpitation. Myocarditis. Palpitations.
2, Mental disorders. Panic. Seizures. Insomnia. Mental illness.
3. Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region (Ess), intercostal neuralgia (Sha), diseases and pain of the wrist joint (Sha)
4. Gastric pain. Vomiting. Gastritis.
5. Tonsillitis.
LOCATION: In the depression in the middle of the transverse crese of the wrist, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
METHOD: Perp 0.3-.5 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).

PC 8 Laogong **
FUNCTIONS:  Cools Heart and drains Heat.
INDICATIONS
1. Mental disorders. Seizures. Coma from stroke. Frightened fainting among infants. Hysteria. Mental illness.
2. Cardiac pain. Angina pectoralis.
3. Stomatitis.. Vomiting.
4. Numb fingers.
5. Excessive sweating of the palms.
6. Foul breath.
7. Fungus infection of the hand and foot.
8. Heat exhaustion.
LOCATION: When the hand is placed with the palm upward, the point is between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint, on the radial side of the 3rd metacarpal bone.
METHOD: Perp 0.3-0.5 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).
 

Secondary Points

PC 1 Tianchi *
INDICATIONS
1. Pain in the hypochondriac region. Swelling and pain of the axillary region. Intercostal neuralgia. Pain and swelling below the axilla.
2. Suffocating sensation in the chest. Angina pectoris.
LOCATION: 1 cun lateral to the nipple, in the 4th intercostal space.
METHOD: Obliquely .2 inch. Deep puncture is not advisable.
(Ess,Sha).
 

PC 2 Tianquan * 
INDICATIONS
1. Pain in the back and medial aspect of upper arm. Pain in the flank. Pain along the medial aspect of the upper arm.
2. Pain in the chest.. Pain in the cardiac region. Angina pectoris. Palpitation..
3. Cough..
4. Distention of the hypochondriac region.
LOCATION: 2 cun below the end of the anterior axillary fold, between the two heads of biceps brachii.
METHOD: Perp 0.5-0.7 inch (Ess).
(Ess,Sha).
 

PC 9 Zhongchong *
FUNCTIONS: Reduce Fire from the Heart rendering effect of resuscitation (bleed).
INDICATIONS
1. Irritability. Loss of consciousness. Infantile convulsion. Shock. Apoplectic coma.
2. Cardiac pain. Angina pectoralis.
3.  Aphasia with stiffness of the tongue.
4. Febrile diseases. Heat stroke. Feverish sensation in the palm. Heat exhaustion .Hhigh fever.
LOCATION: In the centre of the tip of the middle finger.
METHOD: Obliquely 0.1 inch, or prick with three-edged needle to cause bleeding.
(Ess,Sha).