Heart 7

HT 7 / Shenmen / Spirit gate

POINT LOCATION

At the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line.

 

Associations

• Yuan-Source Point of the HT Channel
• Shu-Stream Point of the HT Channel

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Cardiac pain

• Chest pain

• Palpitations

• Insomnia

• Irritability 

• Hysteria

• Amnesia 

• Epilepsy

• Mania

• Dementia

• Tourette's Syndrome 

• Sore throat

• Hemoptysis

• Yellow sclera

• Five palm heat

• Any Shen disorder

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Tonifies HT

• Calms Shen

• Tonifies HT Yin

• Clears heat

 

Patterns Treated

• Heart Qi Deficiency
• Heart Yang Deficiency
• Heart Yin Deficiency
• Heart Blood Deficiency

 

Cautions

• Ulnar artery and nerve