Heart Ht

Heart Ht

Element
FireFire
Ba Gua
FireFire
Primary Function
Emperor, responsible for consciousness, brain – particularly emotional / gestalt brain, Memory, sleep, Rules the tongue and speech, Fever (fire), Emotions
Areas / Symptoms
Heart conditions sleep emotional disorders area around T4/5 centre of chest and back
Brief Psychology
SharingLovedomination and submissionhurtProprietyjoy and elationPassionSponteneityRaw
Related Emotions
Self-LoveIn-TuneBalanceOpen To My HeartClosedJoyHurtEmotionalPassionProprietySpontaneityInner Boundaries
TCM Muscles
Pectoralis Major - Sternal
Point Locations
Upper ArmMedial ForearmPalmDorsum of the Hand
Primary functions
Governs the blood and blood vessels Houses the spirit Opens into the tongue treats speech Governs sweating Manifests in the complexion Treats chest and heart disease
Points
Ht-1Ht-1Ht-2Ht-2Ht-3Ht-3Ht-4Ht-4Ht-5Ht-5Ht-6Ht-6Ht-7Ht-7Ht-8Ht-8Ht-9Ht-9
Overview
Begins in the heart, descends through the diaphragm to the small intestine. A branch separates at the heart ascends the throat, face and cheek to connect to tissues around the eye. Another branch travels from the heart to the lung, emerges at the armpit travels along the arm, elbow, to the posterior and thumb side of the little finger.
Zangfu Connections
Heart HtHeart HtLung LuLung LuSmall Intestine SISmall Intestine SI
6 Channel Partner
Kidney KiKidney Ki
Divergent Channel
Separates at armpit, enters the chest, connects with the heart, ascends the throat, face and connects with the SI channel at the inner aspect of the eye.
Luo Connecting Channel
Begins at Ht5 connects with the SI channel and follows the Heart channel to the heart, continues to the root of the tongue and eye.
Sinew Channel
Originates at little finger, binds at medial aspect of the elbow, axilla, intersects the Lu sinew channel, travels to the centre of the chest, descends to the umbilicus.
Time of Day
11am to 1pm
Official Role
The Emperor
Negative Aspects
controlling
Positive Aspects
spontaneous control connection propriety (appropriate action) self mastery
Related to Spine (Organ)
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Cutaneous region

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Key aspects

  • Heart, circulation
  • Key sign of heart pathology is heart palpations or dysrhythmia
  • Emperor, responsible for consciousness, brain – particularly emotional / gestalt brain
  • Memory, sleep,
  • Rules the tongue and speech
  • Fever (fire)
  • Emotions
  • Ulnar side of arm
  • Connects with lungs
  • Emperor, responsible for consciousness, brain – particularly emotional / gestalt brain
  • Memory, sleep,
  • Rules the tongue and speech
  • Fever (fire)
  • Emotions

Acupuncture Points