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This is the Acupoints section of CMD, which presents 400 or so channel and nonchannel points with location, classical location, local anatomy, indications, traditional indications, needling depth, stimulus, and point groups they belong to, and the meanings of their Chinese names. Links to the Dictionary table are provided.

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    You can select any item from the list appearing below the search box.

    • Click Channel to access information in the Dictionary about the channel of interest.
    • Click on Acupoints to see a preview list of all the points on the channel. Just click on the one that interests you.

Searches

  • First, select Headword only or Headword and Text depending on whether you wish to search in the heading of an entry/article or through the heading and the text below it.
  • Then, in the search box, enter alphanumeric codes (e.g., LU-1), unaccented P墨ny墨n, simplified Chinese or traditional Chinese, or English (literal translation of the point name).
    Note that joined-up P墨ny墨n can be used to search for headwords, but not the whole text.
  • After entering your search word(s), you will see the Search Results appear. You can select
    • Starting with to give you headwords that start with your search string or
    • Containing to give headwords that contain (or the text of which contains) your search string.
  • A filter box below Results allows you to insert another search string to narrow your search. So, for example, if your search string is blood vacuity, you can add headache in the filter box. To find all acupoints in which blood vacuity and headache both appear, either in the headword or headword and text, depending on which selection you have made.

Links

  • The texts include copious links to the Dictionary table.
  • For those studying Chinese, each character of the Chinese headword is linked to the Terms table, where examples of its use can be found, together with links to stroke order animations.

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HT, Hand Lesser Y墨n (sh脿o y墨n) Heart Channel Points

  • HT-3 灏戞捣 銆斿皯娴枫晄h脿o h菐i, Lesser Sea
    Modern location: At the bend of the elbow, at the medial end of the cubital crease, in the depression just anterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
    Modern indications: Heart pain; hypertonicity of the elbow; armpit and rib-side pain; scrofula.
  • HT-4 鐏甸亾 銆旈潏閬撱昹铆ng d脿o, Spirit Pathway
    Modern location: On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 1.5 c霉n proximal to the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
    Modern indications: Heart pain; tugging and slackening (convulsions); fulminant loss of voice; hypertonicity of the elbow and arm.
  • HT-5 閫氶噷 銆旈氶噷銆晅艒ng l菒, Connecting L菒
    Modern location: On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 1 c霉n proximal to the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
    Modern indications: Heart palpitation; fearful throbbing; fulminant loss of voice; stiff tongue preventing speech; pain in the wrist and arm.
  • HT-6 闃撮儎 銆旈櫚閮勩晊墨n x墨, Y墨n Cleft
    Modern location: On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 0.5 c霉n proximal to the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
    Modern indications: Heart pain; fright palpitation; steaming bone tidal heat; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed; fulminant loss of voice; night sweating.
  • HT-7 绁為棬 銆旂闁銆晄h茅n m茅n, Spirit Gate
    Modern location: On the palmar aspect of the forearm, toward the ulnar end of the wrist crease, in the depression on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
    Modern indications: Heart pain; heart vexation; forgetfulness; fright palpitation; fearful throbbing; insomnia; yellowing of the eyes; mania and withdrawal; rib-side pain.
  • HT-8 灏戝簻 銆斿皯搴溿晄h脿o f菙, Lesser House
    Modern location: On the palm, between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal (mcp) joints.
    Modern indications: Heart palpitation; chest pain; inhibited urination; enuresis; painful itchy genitals; hypertonicity of the fingers.
  • HT-9 灏戝啿 銆斿皯琛濄晄h脿o ch艒ng, Lesser Surge
    Modern location: A little more than 1 f膿n below the base of the nail on the radial side of the little finger.
    Modern indications: Heart palpitation; heart pain; chest and rib-side pain; mania and withdrawal; febrile disease; clouding reversal (loss of consciousness).