Acupoint+HT-2+(Qing+Ling)

  **Qing Ling** ** • **    **Heart** **2**  ** • **   **5.2.99**  //Blue-Green Spirit, Cyan Spirit, Growing Spirit//

= = =Location= When the elbow is flexed, the point is 3 cun above the medial end of the transverse cubital crease (HT 3), in the groove medial to muscle biceps brachii.

=Point Summary= //Activates The Channel// //Alleviates Pain//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
Local

=Diagnostic Indications:= Lateral Costal Region Pain **•** Shoulder And Arm Pain **•** Shoulder Pain **•** Yellow Eyes **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the heart, lungs, opposite frontal lobes, throat same side, extremity of the anterior shoulder, posterior upper limb, dorsal hand. Disperses the gallbladder, bladder. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Heart. Lung same side: inflammation, intercostal pains, shivering, fever Anterior extremity of the shoulder, posterior arm, posterior forearm, dorsal hand; cannot put on clothes, cannot fully extend the arm, cannot flex the elbow. Motor point of the cubital nerve?
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=**Psycho-Spiritual Components**=

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A point for the spirit dealing with growth and nourishment of the spirit. Forbidden to needle because this causes energy to rush with great speed causing 80% of patients to faint. It is the green of life, the burden of life, and the color associated with the Liver. **Only moxa this point. Mental abnormalities**. [JRW] ======

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Qing Ling is the name of the terrace to which the emperor went in order to receive spiritual influences. Hence, the location of this point is on the Heart meridian. In reference to the character ling, Weiger points out that in ancient China the shaman’s most important role was to elicit rain from the heavens. The emperor’s role was not so different [from the shaman’s] in that he was in charge of the performance of the rites. In the Yi Jing, hexagram 51 corresponds to the “blue-green dragon” (Qing ling), the arrival of spring. The hexagram tells us that even though thunder may role and spread terror for a hundred mile around, the ruler remains so “composed and reverent in spirit” that the sacrificial rite is not interrupted. Wilhelm [states] that “this is the spirit that must animate leaders and the rulers of men – a profound inner seriousness from which all outer terrors glance off harmlessly.” In this context qing ling may address the emperor’s power to invoke rain from heaven, essential for new growth in the spring, through the performance of rites. In general, ling may be considered the potency of the emperor (or heart) as derived from fulfillment of his mandate (ming) to rule the nation in an effective manner. I have found this point useful in restoring a patient’s sense of potency in initiating new beginning. The character qing is composed of the character for plants growing over that of an alchemical furnace w/ cinnabar in it. The image contained in the character qing is that of the alchemical transformation and generative power of growth that takes place in plants during the spring. The character qing is used to represent the “blue-green” color of this growth and the Nanjing assigns the Liver the color qing. He transformative fire of life is found in humans in the cinnabar field of the dan tian, the internal alchemical furnace. In medicine, the “life-gate fire” seems to take over the role of the cinnabar field in alchemy. The color of the “penetrating fire” contained in this furnace is called qing ming. The furnace contains cinnabar which, as a metal, can exist as a solid and liquid at room temperature. For this reason it is considered by the Daoists to be a symbol f flexible consciousness. Cinnabar is the first herb covered in the Shen Nong Ben Cao and is listed as the first herb in the upper class of those which nourish destiny… Cinnabar is considered the strongest herb to calm the heart, bringing stability to the emperor of the body/mind/spirit.. An individual in which the ling spirit is imbalanced may show up as **being out of sync with life. Symptomatically, this may appear as stuttering, heart palpitations, or insomnia. The individual may also appear shaky and frightened.** When the Yin and Yang of heart spirit is balanced, then things proceed “ as if they were done by no one. ” Confucius refers to this quality of ling and heart spirit indirectly when he says that Shun, the great sage king, “merely placed himself gravely and reverently with his face due south; that was all,” for worth “correct comportment, no commands are necessary, yet affairs proceed. [LJ] ======

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Royal Spirit. The Dragon. Stimulates growth of the spiritual aspect and awakens the beloved. Qing is a color which symbolizes royalty or lineage. On the color spectrum its wavelength is between green and blue., like the iridescent colors of the peacock or scales of dragons. Green is associated with the Liver and growth; blue is the color of deep pools of water. The image of the dragon is common in mythologies; in China it is associated with immortality. The character of spirit here (ling) suggests a manifestation of divine receptivity, the sacredness discovered through acts of worship, natural beauty, and other experiences w/ similar qualities which help us to remember our own divinity. Provides unification and new beginnings, restoring a sense of potency. **For spiritual difficulties, when one needs help or when un-centered, conflicted, or lacking clarity**. This point is best stimulated with qigong or moxa [ALHIM] ======