Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin
HT
Hand-Shaoyin: armpit to little finger
- Type：Hand-Shaoyin
- Organ：Heart
- Time of flow：Wu hour (11 a.m.–1 p.m.)
- Course：Starting in the heart, it emerges at Jiquan in the armpit, runs down the back edge of the inner upper arm and forearm, and ends at Shaochong on the radial side of the little finger.
- Traditionally associated with：Palpitations, chest tightness, insomnia, and discomfort along the back edge of the inner arm.
Related acupoints
- Shaohai (HT3)：With the elbow bent, between the inner end of the elbow crease and the medial epicondyle of the humerus
- Shenmen (HT7)：Ulnar end of the wrist crease on the palm side, in the depression on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon
- Shaochong (HT9)：Radial side of the little finger, about 0.1 cun from the nail corner