HT 9 Acupuncture Point - Shao Chong - Heart Meridian
- Chinese Name Shao Chong
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English Name Lesser Surge
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Location: .1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail on the radial side of the little finger.
- Point Associations:
- Jing Well Point
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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.
- Can be bled or needled for emotional disturbances - strong restlessness, anxiety, panic attacks, manic depression, epilepsy, etc.
- Restore consciousness - heart attack, stroke.
- Emergency heart attack point - strong stimulation.
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Fullness below the heart - stagnation, pain a/or distention in the HT area.
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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
- Arrhythmia (Palpitations)
- Bipolar Disorder (BD)
- Cardiovascular Issues
- Chest Pain
- Depression
- Epilepsy (Seizure)
- Eye Problems
- Fainting (Loss of Consciousness)
- Heart Disease
- Manic Depression
- Mouth Sores (Ulcers)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Palpitations
- Panic Attack
- Phobias
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychiatric Issues
- Stroke (CVA)
Listed in our tcm diagnosis section under »
- Heart Blood Stagnation
- Heart Fire
- Heart Qi Deficiency
- Heart Yang Collapse
- Phlegm Fire
- Phlegm Misting the Heart
- Shen Disturbance
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