PC02 Tianquan (Celestial Spring)

天泉tiān quánTianquan

Pericardium Meridian

Location of acupuncture point PC02 Tianquan (Celestial Spring)
20
Indications
7
Protocols
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Location

2 thumb widths below level of the anterior axillary fold between 2 heads of the biceps brachii.

Cautions

Caution with brachial artery.

Indications

Conditions for which PC02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Aversion ColdAversion WindCoughHeart DisorderEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessOedema StonePainArm PainArm Medial PainBack PainChest PainHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder Blade PainPalpitationsBlood StagnationUnbind Chest

Protocols using PC02

  • Muscle Pain, Soreness Delayed-onset, Tenderness Muscle, Loss-of-range-of-motionLU05, PC02 (doi:10.1155/2019/6568976)
  • Cancer Breast, Cancer Pain, Nausea ChemotherapyPC02, PC05, PC06, PC07, PC08, PC09 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033939)
  • Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Ischemia AcutePC02, PC03, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2021.13.2003)
  • Spasticity Post-stroke, Spasticity Upper LimbLU05, LI10, LI12, LI14, LI15, SI03, PC02, PC05, PC07, TB05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210406-k0001)
  • Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance DisturbanceLU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
  • Post-stroke DepressionLU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
  • Muscle Soreness, Stiffness Of Elbow, Not Elsewhere ClassifiedLU05, PC02 (The Role of Manual Twirling Acupuncture in Reducing Muscle Pain and Stiffness After Biceps Curling in Healthy Untrained Individuals. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06366555)

Most often selected alongside PC02

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with PC02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • LU05Cubit Marsh4 protocols
  • PC07Great Mound4 protocols
  • LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
  • PC03Marsh At The Bend3 protocols
  • PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
  • KD03Great Stream2 protocols
  • LI10Arm Three Miles2 protocols
  • LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
  • LI12Elbow Bone Hole2 protocols
  • PC05Intermediary Messenger2 protocols
  • TB14Shoulder Bone Hole2 protocols
  • BL15Heart Shu Point1 protocols

Other points on the Pericardium Meridian