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PC, Hand Reverting Yīn (jué yīn) Pericardium Channel Points
- PC-1 天池 〔天池〕tiān chí, Celestial Pool
An acupoint located on the chest, 1 cùn lateral and slightly superior to the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space.
- PC-2 天泉 〔天泉〕tiān quán, Celestial Spring
An acupoint located on the upper arm, 2 cùn inferior to the level of the anterior axillary fold, between the two heads of the biceps brachii muscle.
- PC-3 曲泽 〔曲澤〕qū zé, Marsh at the Bend
An acupoint located at the elbow, on the cubital crease, in the depression on the ulnar side of the biceps brachii tendon.
- PC-4 郄门 〔郄門〕xī mén, Cleft Gate
An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 5 cùn proximal to the wrist crease, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis muscles.
- PC-5 间使 〔間使〕jiān shǐ, Intermediary Courier
An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 3 cùn proximal to the wrist crease, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis muscles.
- PC-6 内关 〔內關〕nèi guān, Inner Pass
An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 2 cùn proximal to the wrist crease, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis muscles.
- PC-7 大陵 〔大陵〕dà líng, Great Mound
An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, at the wrist crease, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis muscles.
- PC-8 劳宫 〔勞宮〕láo gōng, Palace of Toil
An acupoint located on the palm, between the second and third metacarpal bones, immediately proximal to the metacarpophalangeal (mcp) joints.
- PC-9 中冲 〔中衝〕zhōng chōng, Central Hub
An acupoint located a little more than 1 fēn below the base of the nail on the radial side of the middle finger.