HT04 Lingdao (Spirit Path)

靈道líng dàoLingdao

Heart Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point HT04 Lingdao (Spirit Path)
20
Indications
5
Protocols
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Location

When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist.

Categories

  • Jing-River point of the Heart meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which HT04 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Abscess ThroatAnxietyCold BonesCold MarrowContraction ArmContraction ElbowSadness & DepressionTendon Ligament StiffnessImmobility Tendon / LigamentItchiness HandFinger PainHeart PainRed EyesRelax MusclesRestlessness Zang DisorderRetchingMuscle Spasms SwellingSwollen EyesVoice Loss

TCM actions

What classical sources say HT04 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit VoiceCalm Spirit Shen

Protocols using HT04

  • Dementia Senile – ST36, ST40, HT04, HT07, BL23, KD03, KD07, PC06, PC07, GV04, GV12, GV14, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV23, GV24, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
  • Chest Pain, Postoperative Pain – HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.4.133 ↗)
  • Anxiety Procedural, Claustrophobia – HT04, HT07, KD06, PC06, GB20, LV03, CV17, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.09.011 ↗)
  • Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – HT03, HT04, PC03, PC05 (Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036657)

Most often selected alongside HT04

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with HT04. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • HT03Lesser Sea3 protocols
  • HT07Spirit Gate3 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
  • GV20100 Convergences2 protocols
  • PC03Marsh At The Bend2 protocols
  • PC05Intermediary Messenger2 protocols
  • PC07Great Mound2 protocols
  • BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL31Upper Bone Hole1 protocols

Other points on the Heart Meridian

HT01HT02HT03HT05HT06HT07HT08HT09