T.33.12

Xin Men

Star

心門 (Xīn Mén) — Heart Gate

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 3 — Forearm (三三部位) · point 33.12

Location

On the ulnar side of the palmar forearm, 1.5 cun distal to the olecranon, on the anterior border of the ulna.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Regulates the Heart
  • Relieves pain of the sacrum and coccyx

Indications

Coccyx and sacral pain — a primary indicationcardiac pain and palpitationsarrhythmianausea and vomitinggroin pain

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 3 — Forearm (三三部位)

Correspondence: Images the Heart, and through the elbow-to-hip correspondence the sacrum and coccyx.

Clinical Notes

One of the most useful points in the system for coccydynia, which has few good options elsewhere.

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