Pericardium 1

PC 1 / Tian Chi / Celestial Pool

POINT LOCATION

In the fourth intercostal space, 1 cun lateral to the nipple and 5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

 

Associations

• Entry Point of the Pericardium Channel
• Meeting Point of PC, SJ, GB, LVR
• Window of the Sky Point

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Cough with copious phlegm
• Stifling sensation in chest
• Hypochondriac/chest pain
• Swelling/pain in axilla

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Opens chest
• Regulates Qi
• Transforms Phlegm
• Descends Qi

Cautions

• Pneumothorax caution