Meridian

Heart Meridian

Name: Heart Meridian: 9 Acupoints and Locations
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9 acupoints on this meridian

Acupoints

Code	Name	Location
`HT1`	Great Spring	At the centre of the axilla, at the axillary arterial pulse.
`HT2`	Green Spirit	On the medial upper arm, on the HT1–HT3 line, 3 cun above the cubital crease, in the medial bicipital groove.
`HT3`	Lesser Sea	With the elbow flexed, midway between the medial end of the cubital crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
`HT4`	Spirit Path	On the palmar forearm, at the radial border of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1.5 cun above the distal wrist crease.
`HT5`	Connecting Inside	On the palmar forearm, at the radial border of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 1 cun above the distal wrist crease.
`HT6`	Yin Cleft	On the palmar forearm, at the radial border of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, 0.5 cun above the distal wrist crease.
`HT7`	Spirit Gate	At the wrist, at the ulnar end of the palmar wrist crease, in the depression radial to the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.
`HT8`	Lesser Palace	On the palm, between the fourth and fifth metacarpals — where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made.
`HT9`	Lesser Surge	On the radial side of the distal segment of the little finger, 0.1 finger-cun from the corner of the nail.

These points share a meridian, but a proper assessment still looks at the whole picture.