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POINT: PC-6 (PERICARDIUM-6)

English: Inner Pass
Also Known As: Inner Gate
Inner Barrier
Inner Frontier Gate
Inner Border Gate
Inner Door
Internal Barrier
  • Two cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the tendons of the m. palmaris longus and m. flexor carpi radialis.
  • Two cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC-3 Quze and PC-7 Daling, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis muscles.
  • With the hand supine, this point can be found two cun above the midpoint of the transverse crease of the wrist, between the two tendons.
  • On the flexor aspect of the forearm, two cun proximal to PC-7 Daling, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
  • Note: In the absence of the tendon of the palmaris longus, locate this point on the ulnar side of the flexor carpi radialis.
  • Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Straight insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun, reaching as far as SJ-5 Waiguan on the opposite side of the forearm. Sensation: local distention, soreness and numbness possibly extending to the fingertips.
  • Slanted insertion pointed proximally, 1 to 2 cun, for diseases of the trunk. Sensation: a numb, distended sensation possibly extending to the elbow, axilla or chest.
  • For numbness of the fingers, point the needle slightly toward the radial side of the arm 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Sensation: a numb, electric sensation extending toward the fingertips.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to one cun, or joined to SJ-5 Waiguan.
  • Oblique proximal insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun, for diseases of the chest.
  • Oblique distal insertion 1 to 1.5 cun, for numbness of the fingers.
  • Caution: The median nerve lies directly beneath this point and needling it commonly induces a significant electric sensation. This is an acceptable manifestation of De Qi (arrival of Qi), but once elicited, further manipulation is inappropriate and may damage the nerve.
  • Luo-Connecting point of the Pericardium channel
  • Confluent (Master) point of the Yinwei Mai
  • Coupled point of the Chong Channel
  • Regulates the Middle Jiao
  • Regulates Heart Qi
  • Regulates and tonifies Heart Qi, Yang, Yin and Blood
  • Transforms Heart Phlegm
  • Regulates and clears the San Jiao
  • Facilitates Qi flow
  • Regulates ( opens) the Yinwei Mai
  • Regulates Jue Yin
  • Clears Heart Fire
  • Causes vasoconstriction
  • Calms the Heart and Shen
  • Suppresses pain
  • Opens (unbinds) the chest
  • Reduces fear
  • Clears the Brain
  • Dispels Wind-Phlegm
  • Regulates Liver Qi
  • Regulates the Qi of the Middle Jiao
  • Harmonizes the Stomach
  • Eliminates nausea and vomiting
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Clears Heat and Fire
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Dampness, Damp-Summerheat and Phlegm
  • Calms the fetus
  • Descends Rebellious Qi
  • Benefits the diaphragm
  • Expels gallstones
  • Expedites and facilitates lactation
  • Luo Mai Excess: Heart pain
  • Sudden Heart pain
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Epigastric pain
  • Stabbing epigastric pain
  • Psychosis
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Flexor/extensor disorders of the arm and hand
  • Wind-Heat
  • Cramping of the elbow
  • Diseases of the neck (reinforce)
  • Stomach ache
  • Epilepsy
  • Febrile diseases
  • Malaria
  • Depression
  • All Stomach disorders
  • Sunstroke
  • Headache
  • Summerheat diseases
  • Rheumatic Heart disease
  • Hyperthyroidism with excessive sweating
  • Pain and shock, especially post-surgical
  • Asphyxia due to near drowning
  • Dizziness
  • Postpartum dizziness
  • Dysenteric disorders due to Liver Qi Stagnation
  • Childhood nutritional impairment with vomiting
  • Acute diseases of the biliary tract
  • Jaundice
  • Yellow eyes
  • Pancreatitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Migraine
  • Epigastric distention
  • Diarrhea with vomiting
  • Morning sickness
  • Acute mastitis
  • Angina pectoris
  • Tidal fever
  • Apoplexy
  • Pounding sensation of the Heart
  • Disorders of Heart rate and rhythm
  • Fear
  • Fright
  • Loss of memory following Windstroke
  • Windstroke
  • Deficiency cold of the Spleen and Stomach with incessant vomiting
  • Disharmony of the Spleen and Stomach
  • Blood masses
  • Borborygmus
  • Fever with no sweat
  • Red eyes
  • Cardiac pain
  • Myocarditis
  • Endo carditis
  • Pericarditis
  • Acute and chronic gastritis
  • All disorders of the arm due to Wind or Heat
  • Gastric pain
  • Cerebral hemorrhage
  • Postpartum syncope
  • Postpartum vertigo
  • Swollen and painful throat
  • Pain associated with surgery
  • Prolapsed rectum
  • Cardiac asthenia
  • Placenta does not descend
  • Congestion of Blood in the eyes
  • Cracked and bleeding tongue
  • Palpitations
  • Fright palpitations
  • Shock
  • Raynaud's syndrome
  • Buerger's disease
  • Chest pain and fullness
  • Hiccups
  • Contracture and pain of the elbow and arm
  • Red eyes
  • Pre cordial pain (reduce)
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Mental disorders
  • Insomnia
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Heavy period one month, followed by no period the next
  • Swelling of the abdomen
  • Collapsing syndrome
  • Closed-type Windstroke
  • Insanity
  • Hysteria
  • Seizures
  • Stifling sensation in the chest
  • Stuffiness of the chest with agitation of the Heart
  • Depression with epigastric fullness
  • Forgetfulness
  • Bronchitis
  • Pertussis
  • Diaphragmatic spasms
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Dyspnea
  • Gallstones
  • Insufficient lactation due to Excess
  • Neck ache on the occiput
  • Stiffness and pain of the head and neck
  • Swollen, painful throat
  • Prolapsed rectum
  • Pain of the lateral costal region and Heart in women
  • Mania
  • Apprehension
  • Sadness
  • Inability after Windstroke
  • Hypertension
  • Spleen and stomach Qi Deficiency with fullness and distention
  • Low-grade abdominal pain
  • Food masses
  • Focal distention
  • Diarrhea
  • Hemafecia
  • Red face with hot skin
  • Painful urinary dysfunction
  • Swelling of the axilla
  • Inflammation of the Heart
  • Neuralgia of the arm or elbow
  • Brachial neuralgia
  • Neuralgia of the forearm
  • Abdominal pain with fullness of the chest
  • Diaphragmatic spasm
  • Shock
  • Migraine
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Diseases of the chest
  • Disharmony between the Stomach and Spleen
  • Stomatitis
  • Inflammation of the eyes

SP-4
Gongsun

LU-7
Lieque

PC-5
Jianshi

HT-8
Shaofu

Fullness of the chest and epigastrium with vomiting and diarrhea

Liver Qi Invades the Spleen

Abdominal pain

Vague pulses

Rheumatic Heart disease

PC-5
Jianshi

ST-36
Zusanli

DU-25
Suliao

KI-1
Yongquan
ST-36
Zusanli

Angina pectoris

Low Blood pressure

Septic shock

KI-6
Zhaohai

REN-11
Jianli

PC-3
Quze
PC-7
Daling

Pain and lumps in the abdomen

Quickly treating abdominal disease

Chest oppression

Heart and chest pain

HT-7
Shenmen
HT-9
Shaochong
GB-34
Yanglingquan

SI-3
Houxi
HT-7
Shenmen
UB-15
Xinxu
SP-1
Yinbai

ST-9
Renying
SJ-1
Guanchong
SP-6
Sanyinjiao
ST-36
Zusanli

Fear and fright with Heart pain

Epilepsy

Sudden turmoil disorder, headache, chest pain and dyspneic rales

LU-10
Yuji
ST-36
Zusanli

ST-36
Zusanli

REN-12
Zhongwan

LIV-3
Taichong
REN-7
Yinjiao

Difficult ingestion

Abdominal pain

Cracked and bleeding tongue

ST-25
Tianshu
ST-44
Neiting
SP-1
Yinbai
REN-6
Qihai
KI-6
Zhaohai

ST-18
Rugen
REN-17
Shanzhong
SI-1
Shaoze
LIV-3
Taichong

 

Red (bloody) dysenteric disorder

Insufficient lactation due to Liver qi Stagnation

 

  • This is a major point for Heart pain.
  • The classical Yuan-Luo coupling od SJ-4 Yangchi with PC-6 Neiguan is rarely used.
  • This is a major point for Stomach, Heart and Shen.
  • This is a major point to suppress nausea, stop vomiting and relieve epigastric pain.
  • This is a major pointy for peripheral vascular disorders of the arm and hand.
  • For sides and chest, Neiguan is best.
  • This is a major point for anesthesia during thoracic surgery, including open-heart surgery.
  • This point is also known as "Perfect Love Point', " Broken Heart Gate", " Gate to Success" and " Conserver of Yin ".
  • This point works on balance, especially the imbalance of the mind.
  • This is the best point on the channel for restoring balance between the body and mind.
  • This point treats all kinds of pain of the Zang Fu.