Tongli HT5: Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication, Method

Nomenclature:

Tong: Leading to         Li: Interior
From this point the collateral of this meridian branches to the small intestine meridian.

Location:

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the radial border of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist.

Indications of tongli:

• Heart luo-connecting channel ascends to the root of the tongue so is used in sudden loss of voice, stiffness of the tongue, inability to speak, ulcers of the tongue.
• Psycho-emotional disorders: frequent yawning and groaning with sadness, vexation, and anger, sadness and fright, frequent agitation with burning sensation of the Heart, depressive disorder.
• Regulates heart qi: Palpitations, tightness/fullness in the chest.
• Local disorders: pain in the wrist and arm.

Method：

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3～0.5 cun or oblique proximal or distal insertion.

Remarks:

Luo Connecting Point.

Read about other points of Pericardium Meridian:

HT1-Jiquan- 极泉   HT2-Qingling- 青灵   HT3-Shaohai-少海  HT4-Lingdao-灵道   HT6-Yinxi-阴郄  HT7-Shenmen-神门  HT8-Shaofu-少府  HT9-Shaochong-少冲