Location
When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which HT08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationAnthropophobia Fear Of PeopleAnthropophobia Fear Of PeopleAnxietyBenefit Regulate Qi HeartCalm Spirit ShenCalm Spirit ShenCommon ColdQi DeficiencyQi DeficiencySadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionUrinary ProblemsUrinary ProblemsBedwettingFrightEpilepsy FullnessEpilepsy FullnessHeat HeartHeat HeartHeat Small IntestineHeat Small IntestineGenital ItchingGenital ItchingMalaria ChronicMalaria ChronicPainChest PainChest PainGenital PainGenital PainSore ThroatSore ThroatPalpitationsUterine ProlapseUterine ProlapseRegulate Qi HeartGlobus Hystericus Plumstone Qi SensationGlobus Hystericus / Plumstone Qi SensationShiveringSighing ExcessiveSighing ExcessiveChannel StagnationChannel StagnationTongue Body StiffTongue Body Stiff
Protocols using HT08
- Photophobia, Eye Pain, Vision Blurred, Dry Eye, Eye Itching, Eye Foreign Body Sensation, Eye Burning, Eye Dryness – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB04, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-10-112)
- Paralysis Incomplete-spinal-cord-injury, Motor-deficit, Sensory-deficit, Activities-of-daily-living Impaired – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, HT08, SI03, SI04, BL62, TB02, TB06, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5671998)
- Dry Eye Syndromes – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00969280)
- Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Fatigue Post-exertional – LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0857-0)
- Dysmenorrhea Primary, Menstrual Pain – LU07, HT08, PC06 (https://doi.org/10.27167/d.cnki.gjinu.2022.002164)
- Dry Eye, Eye Dryness, Eye Discomfort – LU09, LU10, ST01, SP03, HT08, BL02, TB23, GB14, GB20, GV23 (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.02027.x)
- Headache, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Fatigue Unexplained, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Malaise Post-exertional – LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-147)
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Restlessness, Irritability, Nicotine Withdrawal – HT07, HT08, KD03, KD06, PC07 (https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nem179)
- Vasoconstriction Smoking-induced, Temperature Decreased Skin – HT08, KD02 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/507937)
- Malaria Chronic – HT08, KD03, PC04, TB03, GB40, GV13, GV14 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Anxiety – LU10, LI13, HT01, HT04, HT07, HT08, SI07, BL15, KD01, KD02, KD04, PC04, PC06, PC07, TB18, TB19, GB09, GB39, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV13, CV04, GV01, GV04, GV11, GV16, XH03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)