Heart Flashcards
(12 cards)
- Where is the Shen said to reside?
a. HT & Xue/Blood
- Which other primary channels does the Heart connect with?
a. None- HT is protected in this way; influences all organs via Xue
- What is the number of the HT Mu point?
a. Ren 14- think of Valentine’s Day
- What are two actions of HT 3?
i. Nourish HT Yin
ii. Clear Heat
iii. Transform Phlegm- Phlegm has double Fire radical in name
- As Metal point, what part of the body does HT 4 target?
a. Throat
- Which is the only HT point indicated for the Uterus?
a. HT 5, along with PC 5
i. Nei Jing associates Uterus with Heart
- What is the name and point category of HT 6?
a. Yin Xi is the Xi Cleft point
- What 2 points combined treat night sweats?
a. HT 6 & KI 7
i. The latter is metal point which regulates skin pores
ii. Night sweats must be stopped or Yin tonification will fail
iii. Sweat is like blood, precious substances not to be overly dispersed regularly
- What are the two angles for needling the HT channel, and what do they do?
a. Tonify angling with channel numbers to increase Qi
b. Dispers angling against them
- Which palm line is HT 8 on?
sky
PC 8 on Human Line (‘head’ in western system) list 4 associations
- These associations match Cosmology
- Although Deadman asserts these points are not on creases (along with LU 9 & HT 7), your instructor finds them to be
- Palm lines first shown in Buddhist art: Asian palm system focuses on 3 lines, especially Earth line off of thumb (first to form in embryo)
- So-called Fate Line runs out middle finger PC channel, last line to form and indicates proclivity to work
- Which point treats acute heart attack (while it occurs)?
a. HT 9 at nail bed: press with pen cap or similar object during episode
