| Heart 8  Chinese Name: Shaofu (English translation: Lesser Mansion)Location: On the palm, between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones. When a fist is made, the point is where the tip of the little finger touches. Classification: Ying-Spring point of the Heart Meridian Indications: - Pruritus and pain of the external genitalia
- Spasmodic pain of the little finger
- Palpitation, chest pain
Functions: Calms the Shen, clears Heat (mostly excess type), clears Heat from Heart and Small Intestine. Notes: Ying-Spring points are where the qi dribbles down the meridian. Ying-Spring points are indicated for heat in the body and changes in the complexion. Ying-Spring points are known to clear heat from the meridian. Needling: Perpendicular insertion .3 - .5 cun. | | |
