HT 9 Acupuncture Point - Shao Chong - Heart Meridian

Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 11:25.
  • Chinese Name Shao Chong
  • English Name Lesser Surge

  • Location: .1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the radial side of the little finger.

  • Point Associations:
  • Jing Well Point
  • Wood Point

  • Actions & Effects:
  • 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.

  • Heart Meridian Points (9):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

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
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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