HT 3 Acupuncture Point - Shao Hai - Heart Meridian
- Chinese Name Shao Hai
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English Name Lesser Sea
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Location: With the elbow flexed, between the ulnar end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
- Point Associations:
- He Sea
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Water Point
- Actions & Effects:
- 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.
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Water Point - redness of the eyes, mouth ulcerations.
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Heart Meridian Points (9):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Sources and More Information
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Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder (BD)
- Depression
- Epilepsy (Seizure)
- Eye Problems
- Manic Depression
- Memory Problems
- Muscle Weakness
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Psychiatric Issues
- Shoulder Pain
- Stroke (CVA)
- Stuttering
Listed in our tcm diagnosis section under »
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