Heart 4

HT 4 / Lingdao / Spirit Path

POINT LOCATION

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

Associations

• Jing-River Point of the HT Channel

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Cardiac pain

• Restlessness

• Sudden loss of voice

• Spasmodic pain & motion restriction of the arm & elbow

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Tonifies HT

• Calms Shen

• Opens channel

• Benefits the tendons

 

Patterns Treated

• LV Qi Stagnation