1. Benefits Tongue
1.1. HT-5 (Luo)
1.1.1. Sudden loss of voice
1.1.2. inability to speak
1.1.3. Stuttering
1.1.4. stiffness of tongue
1.1.5. Used for speech disorders following windstroke
1.1.6. Luo pathway goes to root of tongue
2. Calms the Spirit
2.1. HT-1
2.1.1. Sadness & anxiety
2.1.2. agitation with thirst and dry throat
2.2. HT-3 (He-sea)
2.2.1. mania & laughter
2.2.2. epilepsy
2.2.3. tongue thrusting
2.2.4. poor memory (phlegm)
2.3. HT-4 (Jing River)
2.3.1. Calms Spirit & Benefits Voice
2.3.1.1. restless zang disorder (result of overthinking/worry/anxiety causing injury to HT, SP, LV)
2.3.1.2. sadness and fear
2.3.1.3. melancholy
2.3.1.4. disturbed behavior
2.3.1.5. restlessness
2.3.1.6. insomnia
2.3.1.7. loss of voice
2.3.1.8. mania
2.3.1.9. sudden loss of voice (jing river)
2.4. HT-5 (Luo-Connecting)
2.4.1. Vexation & Anger
2.4.2. restless zang disorder
2.4.3. sadness and fright
2.4.4. depressive disorder
2.4.5. Menorrhagia, profuse uterine bleeding (when emotional factors cause heat to accumulate in the heart, entering the blood--causes reckless blood)
2.5. HT-6 (Xi-Cleft)
2.5.1. Acute Fright Palpitations
2.5.2. fright
2.5.3. counterflow inversion fright qi
2.5.4. epilepsy
2.5.5. loss of consciousness when anger depresses the qi or fear rapidly descends the qi
2.6. HT-7
2.6.1. principle point for regulating the Spirit both excess and deficiency
2.6.1.1. Insomnia
2.6.1.2. Poor Memory
2.6.1.3. talking during sleep
2.6.1.4. mania-depression
2.6.1.5. epilepsy
2.6.1.6. dementia
2.6.1.7. desire to laugh, mad laughter, insulting people
2.6.1.8. sadness, easy fear and fright
2.6.1.9. disorientation
2.6.1.10. restless zang disorder
2.6.1.11. loss of voice
2.7. HT-8 (Ying-Spring)
2.7.1. fright palpitations
2.7.2. stagnation of qi in the Heart and chest region principally transmitted from the Liver
2.7.2.1. pain
2.7.2.2. oppression of chest
2.7.2.3. sadness and worry
2.7.2.4. diminished qi
2.7.2.5. feat, fear of people
2.7.2.6. excessive sighing
2.7.2.7. plumbstone qi
2.7.2.8. globus hystericus
2.7.3. especially useful after shock or fright
2.8. HT-9 (Jing Well)
2.8.1. as the jing-well point restores consciousness and treats urgent conditions of the Heart and spirit
2.8.1.1. loss of consciousness from windstroke
2.8.1.2. mania-depression
2.8.1.3. epilepsy
2.8.1.4. sighing
2.8.1.5. fright and sadness with diminished qi
3. Unbinds Chest
3.1. HT-1
3.1.1. heart painful obstruction
3.1.2. heart pain w/retching
3.1.3. chest pain
3.1.4. SOB
3.1.5. palpitations
3.1.6. lateral costal fullness/distension
3.2. Ht-9 (Jing Well)
3.2.1. fullness below the heart
3.2.2. indicated for pain of the heart, chest, lat costal region
4. Clears Heat
4.1. HT-3 (He-Sea)
4.1.1. Clears heat from head
4.1.1.1. red eyes
4.1.1.2. toothache accompanied by chills and fever
4.1.1.3. erosion and swelling of the gums
4.2. HT-6 (Xi-Cleft)
4.2.1. Clears deficiency fire and alleviates night sweating
4.2.1.1. night sweating of any pattern depending on other points selected
4.2.1.2. steaming bone disorder
4.2.1.3. "That which is stored by the heart internally is blood, externally it is emitted as sweat; sweat is the fluid of the heart"
4.3. HT-7 (Shu-Stream)
4.3.1. Treats heat in the channel
4.3.1.1. swelling, congestion, dry and painful throat
4.3.1.2. heat when transmitted via the SI to UB for enuresis
4.4. HT-8 (Ying-Spring)
4.4.1. Clears heat from heart and Small Intestine
4.4.1.1. pain and itching of genitals
4.4.1.2. difficult urination
4.4.1.3. enuresis
4.4.1.4. prolapse of the uterus
4.4.1.5. accompanying sighs of this type of urogenital disorder
4.4.1.5.1. insomnia
4.4.1.5.2. emotional disturbance
4.4.1.5.3. thirst
4.4.1.5.4. sores of the mouth and tongue
4.5. HT-9 (Jing-Well)
4.5.1. Clears heat and benefits tongue, eyes, and throat (upper most reaches of channel)
4.5.1.1. pain at the root of the tongue
4.5.1.2. swollen tongue
4.5.1.3. tongue thrusting
4.5.1.4. throat painful obstruction
4.5.1.5. dry throat
4.5.1.6. heat in the mouth
4.5.1.7. eye pain
4.5.1.8. red eyes
4.5.1.9. yellow eyes
4.5.2. Clears febrile disease heat disturbing the spirit and giving rise to agitation and restlessness
5. Regulates Heart Rhythm
5.1. HT-5 (Luo Connecting)
5.1.1. regulate the heart qi for palpitations, fright palps, pounding of the heart
5.1.2. disorders of heart rhythm
5.1.3. diminished qi
5.1.4. Luo- goes to the heart organ
6. Regulates Heart Blood
6.1. HT-6 (Xi-Cleft)
6.1.1. Xi-cleft points on the yin channels treat blood disorders
6.1.2. heart pain due to blood stasis
6.1.3. Bleeding disorders due to excessive heat agitating the blood
6.1.3.1. stabbing pain of the heart from MI
6.1.3.2. nosebleed
6.1.3.3. vomit of blood
7. Regulates & Tonifies Heart
7.1. HT-7 (Shu-stream)
7.1.1. especially xu disorders, mainly HT blood and yin
7.1.2. heart pain, palpitations, fright palpitations, pounding of the heart
8. Moderates Acute Conditions
8.1. HT-6 (Xi-Cleft)
8.1.1. Heart Pain
8.1.2. unbearable stabbing pain of the heart
8.1.3. fullness of the chest
8.1.4. heart palpitations
9. Regulates Heart Qi
9.1. HT-8 (Ying-Spring)
9.1.1. treats both stagnation and deficiency of heart qi
9.1.1.1. palptations
9.1.1.2. chest pain
9.1.2. too much fire or lack of fire
9.2. HT-9 (Jing well)
10. Revives Consciousness
10.1. HT-9 (Jing-well)
10.1.1. as the jing-well point restores consciousness and treats urgent conditions of the Heart and spirit
10.1.1.1. loss of consciousness from windstroke
10.1.1.2. mania-depression
10.1.1.3. epilepsy
10.1.1.4. sighing
10.1.1.5. fright and sadness with diminished qi
11. Relaxes Muscles & Sinews
11.1. HT-4 (Jing-River)
11.1.1. Contraction of the elbow and arm and freezing cold deep sensation within the marrow and bones
12. ACAP/benefits arm
12.1. HT-1
12.1.1. promotes qi & blood circulation/numbness
12.1.2. inability to raise shoulder
12.1.3. pain in axilla
12.1.4. scrofula
12.1.5. painful obstruction in upper arm
12.1.6. loss of use of 4 limbs
12.1.7. cold and pain of elbow and arm
12.1.8. yellow eyes
12.2. HT-2
12.2.1. Inability to raise shoulder/arm
12.2.2. Swelling, pain, redness of shoulder
12.2.3. Pain of axilla
12.2.4. Pain of Lateral Costal Region
12.2.5. Headache with cold shivering
12.2.6. scrofula
12.2.7. yellow eyes
12.3. HT-3 (He-Sea)
12.3.1. fullness of chest w/agitation of heart accompanied by numbness and difficulty raising arm
12.3.2. heart pain
12.3.3. trembling of the hand and arm
12.3.4. inability to raise four limbs
12.3.5. flaccidity of elblow
12.3.6. pain of axilla and lat costal region
12.3.7. Numbness of upper limb
12.3.8. disorders of the whole arm (needled through)
12.3.9. Elbow Pain/medial epicondylitis
12.3.10. hemiplegia following stroke (needled through to yang ming)
12.4. HT-5 (Luo)
12.5. HT-8 (Ying Spring)
12.5.1. Excellent point for GB headache/migraines via "branching meridian shao yin-shao yang correspondence
12.5.2. throat pain
12.5.3. stiff tongue
12.5.4. contracture of elbow and axilla
12.5.5. especially heat in the palms
12.5.6. contracture of little finger
13. Transforms Phlegm
13.1. HT-3 (He-Sea)
13.1.1. poor memory
13.1.2. vomiting foamy/watery saliva
13.1.3. scrofula
13.1.4. headache and wind dizziness
13.1.5. visual dizziness