Meridian (gold) point.

[Origin]

Spirit, mind; Tao, acupoint. The acupoint belongs to hand lesser yin heart meridian (HT), which is the acupoint of the soul.

[Location]

Lingdao (HT4) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "One inch and five minutes behind the palm";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "One method: in Yanggu (SI5) One inch behind, below the ribs and above the big tendons."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: Between the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon and the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, the deep layer is the flexor digitorum profundus muscle.
• Nerve: The medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm, and the ulnar nerve on the ulnar side.
• Vessel: ulnar artery.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 0.3～0.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 1 to 3 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 3 to 5 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Peace of mind and mind.

• Classical: heart pain, visceral agitation (hysteria), acute hoarseness, inability to speak, elbow and arm pain, elbow spasm, acne, and fear.
• Modern: hysteria, atrial fibrillation, palpitation.

[Recipe]

• acute hoarseness: Lingdao (HT4), Tiantu (CV22), Tianchuang (SI16).
• Elbow contracture: Lingdao (HT4), Chize (LU5), Shaohai (HT3).