| TRANSLATION: | Spirit Gate |
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| TYPE: | Yuan-source, Shu-stream, Earth, Sedation |
| LOCATION: | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist, on the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, in the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform bone |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 45° insertion; distal or proximal direction |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.3-0.5 cun, b) 0.5-1.0 cun |
Heart Meridian 心经
| TRANSLATION: | Lesser Palace |
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| TYPE: | Ying-spring, Fire, Horary |
| LOCATION: | On the palm, in the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones, where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Lesser Pouring; Lesser Rushing |
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| TYPE: | Jing-well, Wood, Tonification |
| LOCATION: | On the dorsal aspect of the little finger, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion directed proximally |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.1-0.2 cun or prick to bleed |