Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
PC-8
Laogong
Palace of Toil
Autres nomsPalace of Weariness · Lesser Palace · Labor Palace · Palace of Labor
- Méridien
- Péricarde
- Classification
- Horaire, Cinq Phases, Ying-Source, Point fantôme
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Localisation
- 01Making a half fist with the palm cupped, the point lies just in front of the middle fingertip, between the second and third metacarpal bones.
- 02With the palm facing up, the point sits on the radial side of the third metacarpal bone, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.
- 03At the center of the palm, between the second and third metacarpal bones but nearer the third, where the middle fingertip touches when the fist is closed.
- 04Between the second and third metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint, in a hollow on the radial side of the third metacarpal bone. Note: the point can also be found where the middle fingertip lands on making a fist.
Puncture
- 01Perpendicular insertion, roughly 0.5 cun, producing local distention and pain.
- 02Insert straight in, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
Fonctions du point
- Horary point
- Fire point
- Ying-Spring point
- Sun Si-miao Ghost point
Actions
- Cools the Heart
- Clears Heat from the Pericardium
- Revives consciousness
- Drains Heat
- Calms the Shen
- Harmonizes the Stomach
- Clears Heat from the Middle Jiao
- Clears the Ying
- Cools the Blood
Indications
- Hematuria
- Hemafecia
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Bleeding gums
- Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
- Anorexia
- Fever without sweating
- Frequent anger
- Frustration
- Manic depression
- Sadness
- Depression
- Bad breath
- Furuncle in the mouth
- Gum ulceration in children
- Coma from stroke
- Heat exhaustion
- Angina pectoris
- Stomatitis
- Fainting from fright in infants
- Hysteria
- Mental illness
- Excessive palm sweating
- Numb fingers
- Closed-type Windstroke
- Collapsing syndrome from Excess
- Stroke
- Heatstroke
- Incoherent speech
- Cardiac pain
- Epilepsy
- Gastritis
- Nausea
- Apprehension
- Restless Zang disorder
- Hematemesis
- Unrelenting nosebleed
- Dark urine
- Yellow eyes
- Throat pain
- Diabetes
- Writer's cramp
- Chronic asthma with poor circulation
- Poor memory
- Direct invasion by Wind
- Uncontrollable laughter
- Bi pain of the hand
- Fright
- Anxiety
- Flank pain
- Epistaxis
- Dyspnea
- Vomiting
- Nervousness
- A sensation of swelling in the chest and flanks
- Mental fatigue
- Skin problems
- Chest pain
- Inability to swallow food
- Jaundice
- Hand tremors
- Swan hand
- Madness
- Oral cavity ulceration
- Febrile diseases
- Headache
- Gingivitis
- Halitosis
- Thirst
- Fullness and pain of the chest and hypochondrium
- Fungal infections of the hands and feet
- Loss of consciousness
- Hypertension
- Tendency toward anger
- Cough
- Erosion of the mouth and tongue in children
- Hypogastric masses
- Hand tremor
- Eczema and tinea of the hand
- Heat in the palm
Précautions
- Needling is prohibited in the third month of pregnancy.
- Some sources contraindicate moxibustion here, warning that its use may cause polyps.
Associations
Notes
- It suits someone who feels miserable and unable to express love or affection.
- It ranks among the most powerful points on the body.
- It brings hope.
- It causes the Heart's energy to surge upward.
- It is applied in cases of pronounced physical cold.
- It is the Pericardium channel's most effective point for clearing Heart Fire.
- It is especially suited to cases where Stagnant Liver Fire transmits to the Heart.