PC 6 Acupuncture Point - Nei Guan - Pericardium Meridian
- Chinese Name Nei Guan
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English Name Inner Pass
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Location: 2 cun above the wrist crease between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
- Point Associations:
- Luo Connecting Point
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Yin Wei Master Point couple with SP 4
- Actions & Effects:
- Similar to PC 3 but more for Chronic Heart symptoms from Qi stagnation.
- Opens and relaxes the chest, chest tightness, asthma, angina, palpitations.
- Insomnia a/or other spirit disorders of an excess or deficient nature, mania, nervousness, stress, poor memory.
- Nausea, seasickness, motion sickness, vomiting, epigastric pain.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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Pericardium Meridian Points (9):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
Listed in our conditions treated section under »
- Anxiety
- Arrhythmia (Palpitations)
- Asthma
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Fainting (Loss of Consciousness)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Insomnia
- Morning Sickness
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Listed in our tcm diagnosis section under »
- Heart Blood Deficiency
- Heart Blood Stagnation
- Heart Qi Deficiency
- Heart Yang Collapse
- Heart Yang Deficiency
- Heart Yin Deficiency
- Liver Qi Stagnation
- Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold
- Stomach Fire
- Stomach Yin Deficiency
Pericardium Meridian Links
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