Ying Spring: Fire
Exit point
Ghost point
LOCATION: On the transverse crease of the palm, between the 2nd & 3rd metacarpal bones.
IMAGE: Also translated as "Palace of Toil" ^, this point is indicated after hard physical labor.
FUNCTIONS: Cools the Heart, Drains Heat
Calms and Clears the Spirit, Clears Heart Fire, Cools Blood, Dissolves Phlegm, Eliminates Damp
Heat, Extinguishes Wind and Expels Wind Damp, Harmonizes Stomach, Nourishes Stomach Yin,
Regulates Heart Qi,
INDICATIONS:
angina pectoris
chest pain
coma from stroke
excessive sweating of the palms
frightened fainting among infants
hands tremors
heat exhaustion
hysteria
inability to swallow food
jaundice
madness
mental illness
numb fingers
stomatitis
"Swan hand"
ulcerated oral cavity
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
Withdrawn spirit-- shyness
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Main point for mouth problems: stomatitis, heat in mouth, mouth ulcers
Very cooling point-- fire point on fire meridian-- also for people who are very tired
CAM: foul breath, fungus infection on hand or foot
bad breath
vomiting
epilepsy
athlete's foot
good for sore arms & hands from working
