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Pericardium 7 (P7)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Daling, Great Hill

Location
In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist, between the tendons of muscle palmaris longus and muscle flexor carpi radialis.

Indications
Cardiac pain, palpitation, stomach ache, vomiting, mental disorders, epilepsy, stuffy chest, pain in the hypochondriac region, convulsion, insominia, irritability, foul breath.

Traditional Action
Calms the mind, clears heat.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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