Acupoint+PC-4+(Xi+Men)

** PC4 ** ** • **  **Xi Men**  •  **Pericardium** **4**  //Gate of Qi Reserve, Xi-Cleft Gate, Crevice Gate// Xi Cleft Point. = = =Location= 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, on the line connecting PC-3 and PC-7, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis

=Point Summary= //Invigorates Blood Cools Blood Calms the Spirit Moderates Acute Conditions Dispels Stasis Stops Bleeding//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 1.0 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
regulates the qi to stop pain; regulates heart qi and blood; moves obstruction in either the meridian or the chest

Indications
myocarditis; angina pectoris; palpitations from obstruction, not deficiency (most are from deficiency); irritability and acute pain in the chest of emotional origins; most significant pain from angina; important for chest pain; clears the channel

Special Notes
xi cleft point

=Diagnostic Indications:= Agitation ** • ** Cardiac Pain ** • ** Chest Pain ** • ** Coughing Blood ** • ** Fear **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Insomnia **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mastitis **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Melancholy **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nosebleed **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Palpitations **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Respiratory Disorders **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Retching Blood **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seizures **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • **

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the vessles, kidney filtration, temporal-parietal lobes, large intestine, heart, automaton-parrot, anterior part of forearm, palmar side of hand thumb, index finger, terminal phalanx of middle finger (median nerve). Disperses the Stomach (right: great curve, left: pylorus), triple warmer, gallbladder, bladder Dispersing acts in opposite way. it has a response in [ST-39] Memory, bleeding of nose, anus or stomach; median nerve Lack of memory; helps during psychoanalysis; fears people, emotional agitation; hysteria? Vessels: hypertension(disperse); weakness of the tissues, bleeding Heart: pain, myocarditis Large Intestine: bleeding hemorrhoids, also intestinal hemorrhage Nose: bleeding Stomach: bleeding. vomiting of blood (hematemesis): tonify; belching, vomiting Arm and anterior forearm, palmar side of hand, thumb, index finger, and terminal phalanx of the middle finger (median nerve): pain, contracture, rheumatism: disperse; loss of touch, weakness, flaccidity: tonify =Psycho-Spiritual Components= One of the strongest mental point s to bring peace and serenity to a troubled heart, mind and soul. Helps to stabilize and bring warmth to the mind and then back to the Heart, a gate to a tremendous reserve. Useful in acute illness, it fortifies, nourishes, calms and is a reserve for people who've had enough. It will strengthen the mind and give mental courage. **When the spirit qi is insufficient this point makes you smile again.** The "Accumulation gate", a small fissure allowing you to access the vitality of the meridian qi, a cave of beneficial influences. Useful for shock, esp. longer term effects. Psychic imbalances - regulation of emotional potentials such as joy, fear, depression. Physical level for heart organ itself and stomach digestion. [JRW]
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As the xi-cleft point, PC-4 **clears stagnation from the pericardium official** It clears the effects of **past betrayal that obstructs the spontaneous opening and closing of the pericardium gate**. This is a chief point for harmonizing the function of the diaphragm an clearing the stagnation that generates the inflated quality on the pulse corresponding to the diaphragm position. [LJ]

Heaven's Door. Cracking the door. Reduces fixation and psychological oppression. Provides energy through the elimination of stagnation and habituation. All people without exception has experienced trauma in their lives. One **role of the minister of the Heart is to reduce the impact of the trauma which a person experiences. In another context one might say that the Pericardium is the personality, the mask they wear with others**. The mask builds up over time through the accumulation of experience, gradually developing and hardening until at some point it begins to have a kind of life of it's own. Eventually it can make a direct relationship with life impossible. Then instead of serving the heat it eclipses the wisdom of the heart, preventing further maturation of the Spirit. This almost always occurs, usually before a person reaches responsible age (the maturity of an adult). For spiritual transformation it is necessary to have a direct and intimate relation with the world and other people The personality must remain responsive to the heart, open and transmutable. If the personality has become a rigid thing it needs to become decrystallized. this process is taking place all the time with the digestion of experience, but **sometimes it is necessary to knock a hole in the wall.** When done correctly this can allow transformation to take place at an accelerated pace. This point is very useful in combination with other points for breaking through the limitations of the past. **Use in any type of acute or chronic illness with a problematic psychic overlay**. Spirit and Qi insufficient: hysteria; depression; anxiety; panic attacks in crowded places; fearful of others; nervousness; forgetfulness;insomnia. Lack of memory; memory weakened (helpful during psycho-spiritual work); a point for the Spiritual Warrior - for recapitulation. The diagonal of a double square (44) is [square root of 5]=2.2.36067977... Also in the numerological notation of acupuncture points: 2 digits for the channel, 2 digits for the point, -3 digits for the sequencing.


 * In cases where sexual abuse is suspected and the person is ready to deal with it**

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