(HT) Heart Meridian - Point Locations Chart

Submitted by yyh_staff on Fri, 2006-05-19 09:00.

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Points	Locations
HT 1	Center of axilla on the medial side of the axillary artery AA
HT 2	With elbow flexed, 3 cun superior to HT 3 in a groove on the ulnar side of the biceps brachii
HT 3	With elbow flexed, between the ulnar end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus
HT 4	1.5 cun above HT 7 on HT 3 - HT 7 line
HT 5	1 cun above HT 7 on HT 3 - HT 7 line
HT 6	.5 cun above HT 7 on HT 3 - HT 7 line
HT 7	At the wrist crease on the radial side of flexor carpi ulnaris tendon between the pisiform bone and the ulna
HT 8	With a fist made, where the 5th phalange falls between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones
HT 9	.1 cun posterior to the nail on the radial side of the little finger

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
Hartstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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