HT 5 HT5 Connecting Li Tong Li 通里 heart 5 Heart 5 ht5
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HT 5 HT5
HT 5 HT5

HT 5 Connecting Li - Tong Li - 通里

HT 5 Point Location

Location

1 cun above the wrist crease on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, on the HT 3 - HT 7 line.

Associations

Actions

  • Speech a/or vocal disorders - aphasia (post-stroke), stiff tongue, stuttering, sudden loss of voice, sore throat.
  • Spirit disorders and related physical manifestations, anxiety w/palpitations, arrhythmia, nervousness, depression - although the point is generally not used for emotional disorders involving sleep such as insomnia, HT 7 is used more often for these more "physical" manifestations.
  • Excessive bleeding w/ menstruation from heat in the Blood.
  • Heat effecting the SI and leading to urinary symptoms - incontinence, enuresis.
  • Local point for wrist, elbow and/or hand pain - perhaps more so for weakness than simple pain.
Relationships
Nearby Points (1)
Related TCM Patterns (1)
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