Heart Meridian (Hand Shaoyin)
Hand · Shaoyin (Yin)
Clock hour (Zi Wu Liu Zhu)
Wu hour 11:00–13:00
Coupled organ
It pertains to the Heart and connects with the Small Intestine.
Element
Fire
Limb / polarity
Hand · Shaoyin (Yin)
Pathway
The Heart channel originates in the heart, emerges from the Heart system (cardiac plexus), descends through the diaphragm to connect with the Small Intestine, and its superficial pathway runs along the posterior border of the medial aspect of the upper limb to terminate at the little finger.
Main indications
Heart, chest, and mental-shen disorders, as well as conditions along the medial posterior border of the upper limb.
Acupoints on this meridian (in library)（4 pts）
Herbs entering this meridian（151 herbs）
Ci Wu JiaHong Jing TianSha JiDa JiXiao JiZhu Ma GenXi XinHan Shui ShiMa Huang GenChang PuFu ShenLing ZhiYe Jiao TengZhen Zhu MuDai Zhe ShiLing Yang JiaoNiu HuangShe XiangBing PianSu He XiangMu TongBei MuRou GuiDa ZaoGan CaoRen ShenDang GuiFu LingDi HuangDan ShenHong HuaTao RenYu JinRu XiangMo YaoFu Xiao MaiWu Wei ZiYuan ZhiBai Zi RenSuan Zao Ren
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