Ying (fire) point.

[Origin]

Shao refers to hand lesser yin heart meridian (HT); Fu refers to the place where spirit resides. The point belongs to hand lesser yin heart meridian (HT) brook point, located in the palm after Shenmen (HT7), so it is called "Fu".

[Location]

Shaofu (HT8) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Among those who have fallen behind in this section of the little finger, go straight to Laogong (PC8)";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Located in the suture of the distal bone behind this section of the little finger."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: palmar tendon membrane, fourth lumbrical muscle, digital flexor profundus and superficial tendons, the deep ones are the third palmar interosseous muscle and the fourth dorsal interosseous muscle.
• Nerve: The common palmar nerve of the fourth finger (branch of the ulnar nerve).
• Vessel: refers to the common artery and vein on the palmar side.

[Manipulation]

Perpendicular insertion 0.3～0.5 inches. Disable direct moxibustion. Moxa stick warm moxibustion for 3 to 5 minutes.

[Efficacy]

clearing heart fire.

• Classical: palpitation, chest pain, arm soreness, little finger spasm, heat in the palms, prolapse of uterus, genital itching, hernia, difficulty urinating, enuresis, consumptive malaria, coldness, fullness, shortness of breath, sadness and fear Afraid of people, with breath in his mouth like a polyp.
• Modern: Arrhythmia.

[Recipe]

• There is breath in the mouth like a polyp: Shaofu (HT8), Ligou (LR5).
• Difficulty in urination and constipation: Shaofu (HT8), Zusanli (ST36).
• Irregular heartbeat: Shaofu (HT8), Tongli (HT5), Neiguan (PC6), Daling (PC7) .