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HT8

Shaofu

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少府 (Shàofǔ) — Lesser Mansion

Heart channel · point 8

Not yet clinically reviewed

Ying-Spring pointFire pointFire point of the Heart channelHorary point

Traditionally used for

  • Teeth & mouth
  • Urinary & fluids
  • Mood & calm
  • Heart & circulation
  • Skin

Location

On the palm, in the depression between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, proximal to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, where the tip of the little finger rests when a fist is made; level with PC8.

How to locate: Make a loose fist; the point is where the tip of the little finger touches the palm, in the depression between the fourth and fifth metacarpals, usually between the two transverse palmar creases and often tender.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: HT8 · Hand
Fig. — HT8 · Hand After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: HT8 · Hand

HT8 · Hand · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

Bones of the hand, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate
Bones of the hand, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918
Bones of the hand, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate

Bones of the hand, dorsal · Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position on the 3D model couldn't be checked against its location text, so it is not shown. The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Cited needling

  1. Perpendicular insertion
    Depth 0.5–0.5 cun
    skindeeper

Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.

Sources (1)
  1. Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 221 Supports: techniques (names this point)

Site notes · not cited

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Clears Heart fire and calms the spirit
  • Clears heat from the Small Intestine and the genitals
  • Regulates Heart qi, especially when Liver qi stagnates
  • Opens the channel and relaxes the fingers

Indications

Palpitations and cardiac painfeverish palmsmouth ulcers and a red tongue tipitching and pain of the genitalsdifficult urinationlittle-finger contracture

Balance Method partners

Under Dr. Tan's six systems, HT8 at the hand balances these channels at the regions its segment images.

Classical calendar method · 子午流注

When the tables open HT8

The hours Zi Wu Liu Zhu names this point at, by method. Times are the double-hour's start in UTC.

  • 丁亥 21:00–23:00 Na Jia Fa, 乙-day sequence · Ying-Spring (滎)

    「丁亥時滎少府心」

    Next: Sun 18 Oct, 21:00

A classical reference, not a recommendation: the tables say when the method opens this point, not that it is the point to needle. Open points by the hour →

Clinical Notes

The Fire point on a Fire channel — the strongest Heart-fire clearing point, indicated where heat descends to the bladder and genitals.

Similar Points

Ranked by shared patterns and conditions

Guanyuan how are these connected? (Guanyuan) Shenmen how are these connected? (Shenmen) Taixi how are these connected? (Taixi) Zhaohai how are these connected? (Zhaohai) Qiangu how are these connected? (Qiangu) Xiajuxu how are these connected? (Xiajuxu)

Sources

  • World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
  • Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)

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