Acupoint+HT-5+(Tong+Li)

==    **Tong Li**  **• **  **Heart** **5** **• **  **5.5.102** //Connecting Li, Inner Communication, Penetrating Inside// Luo Connecting to SI-4. = = =Location= When the palm faces upward, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of m. flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist.

=Point Summary= //Calms The Spirit Regulates Heart Rhythm Benefits the Tongue Activates the Channel Alleviates Pain// palpitations; brady; aphasia

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
Local

=Diagnostic Indications:= Arm Pain **•** Asthma **•** Cardiac Arrhythmia **•** Cough **•** Depression **•** Dizziness **•** Fear **•** Loss Of Voice Sudden **•** Mental Disorders **•** Neurasthenia **•** Palpitations **•** Stiff Tongue **•** Throat Soreness **•** Uterine Bleeding Abnormal **•** Visual Disturbances **•** Wrist Pain

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the heart, lungs, same side; anterior frontal lobes, evolved man, small intestine if equal, posterior articulation of the shoulder, posterior arm, anterior knee, anterior lower leg, dorsum of foot. Disperses the gallbladder, bladder, small intestine if stronger, large intestine, opposite eye. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Psychological agitation, cardiac, gallbladder Psychological agitation (stage fright of artists, etc.) can cause contraction and cold or enervation and heat. Or little energy, cold, shock, cannot speak (acute contraction of the hyoglossal muscle), face without expression, vertigo-fainting, anxiety, heart tight. Or face hot, agitation, headache, heavy limbs, palpitations, speaks precipitously, agitated apprehension. If the shock has been serious: fever, heat, initial euphoria, then after several days frequent yawning and sorrow, facial heat w/out sweat, headache, sudden muteness, no longer speaks, eye pain, palpitations. Cardiac agitation: from emotion; or tight heart, circulation as if stopped, intermittent beats, or palpitations, precipitous or irregular beats. Bladder agitation: from emotion: urgent and frequent need to urinate, abundance of clear urine, to the point of incontinence, or stoppage. Eyes: bloodshot eyeballs, pain. Sore throat, tonsillitis; long and dirty teeth? black face? Overly abundant menses; metrorrhagia, miscarriages. Swollen abdomen, constipation Upper limb pain and numbness w/ pain of the heart and chest. Posterior shoulder joint, posterior arm. Anterior knee, anterior lower leg and dorsal foot
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components=

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Most effective on a spirit level, esp. when it trails behind the mind and body. Useful with the person who says they’re **empty or cold inside with heat on the surface**. For the patient who is holding back or always frightened, or for someone whose **exterior may appear perfect but they are rotting and dying deep within themselves**. Allows a deeper contact, so the patient may open up more, helping to **put them in contact with what’s really happening in their life**. This point is about increasing control, stabilizing the heart official, taking the person deep inside. The importance of the heart official, the supreme controller within us. It represents the god within us. Penetrates to the very soul, re-energizes the body, mind and spirit, and restores peace and happiness. To penetrate into the essence of the fire, the passion of the heart inside of the person. Can be used **to see beneath the mask - a person may wish for intimacy but they are so out of contact with themselves that it is not possible**. Can help the patient connect with themselves in such a way that they can **let go with confidence**. As a junction point one can summon assistance from the Small Intestine, to separate what is truly important, discriminating the course from the fine, the pure from the impure creates order and balance. May be used if the pulses change with HT-7, but without a change in quality. Vertigo, palpitations, hysteria, particularly when there **does not appear to be any physical problem.** [JRW]======

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The heart as the emperor excels in insight and understanding. In the Shen Nong Ben Cao, tong shen ming is a phrase which indicates that medicines of the highest level (i.e., those which aid in the fulfillment of destiny) may **assist one in communicating with the radiant spirits which emanate from one’s heart as well as the universe**. Here, the character tong conveys the notion of interpenetration, in being in communication with a principle or reason in such a way that yields understanding. As the Luo point, Tong Li brings energy into the heart and helps the heart fire penetrate to the depths of one’s being. This point is ideal for the patient who **habitually closes the heart to intimacy**. [LJ]======

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Good when there has been **some healing but it is superficial, not transformative**. When things appear fine on the outside, but one is disturbed and confused within. This point is about being present and embracing life. Tong means to go through, unblock, connect, create a flow, or pass through an opening. Li is a unit of measurement or a village. Tong Li is a phrase which can be used to mean returning home to the place one came from. Penetrating inside we find an inner stillness, and we may hear the quite voice which speaks honestly. [ALHIM]======