Heart meridian

Heart 1

Pain

• Chest pain
• Pain of the axilla
• Cold and pain of the elbow and arm

Affecting movement

• Inability to raise the shoulder
• Loss of use of the four limbs

Neurological

• Numbness and painful obstruction of the upper limb

Affecting temperature

• Cold and pain of the elbow and arm

Obstruction

• Numbness and painful obstruction of the upper limb

Color and swelling

• Scrofula

Pathology

• Scrofula

Lung and airway related problems

• Shortness of breath

Heart

• Palpitations

Psycho-emotional

• Sadness and anxiety
• Agitations with thirst and dry throat

Eyes

• Yellow eyes

Heart 2

Pain

• Pain and redness of the shoulder
• Pain of the axilla
• Pain of the lateral costal region
• Headache with cold shivering

Affecting movement

• Inability to raise the shoulder and arm

Affecting temperature

• Headache with cold shivering

Color and swelling

• Scrofula
• Swelling

Pathology

• Scrofula

Eyes

• Yellow eyes

Heart 3

Pain

• Pain of the axilla and lateral costal region
• Headache
• Toothache accompanied by chills and fever
• Swelling and pain of the elbow joint

Affecting movement

• Tongue thrusting
• Trembling of the hand and arm
• Inability to raise the four limbs
• Flaccidity of the elbow
• Inability to turn the neck

Neurological

• Numbness of the upper limb
• Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

• Toothache accompanied by chills and fever

Color and swelling

• Scrofula
• Erosion and swelling of the gums
• Swelling and pain of the elbow joint

Pathology

• Epilepsy
• Scrofula

Psycho-emotional

• Mania and laughter

Behavioral

• Poor memory

Eyes

• Red eyes
• Visual dizziness

Mouth, teeth and lips

• Tongue thrusting
• Toothache accompanied by chills and fever
• Erosion and swelling of the gums

Vomiting

• Vomiting of foamy saliva

Dizziness

• Visual dizziness

Heart 4

Pain

• Swelling and pain of the fingers

Affecting movement

• Clonic spasm
• Contraction of the elbow and arm
• Itching of the arm

Neurological

• Clonic spasm
• Itching of the hand

Affecting temperature

• Cold bones and marrow

Psycho-emotional

• Sadness and fear

Eyes

• Redness and swelling of the eyes

Throat

• Throat abscess

Speech

• Sudden loss of voice

Vomiting

• Retching

Heart 5

Pain

• Eye pain
• Headache and dizziness
• Pain and heaviness of the wrist and elbow
• Pain of the elbow and upper arm

Affecting movement

• Frequent yawning and groaning with sadness
• Stiffness of the tongue
• Pain and heaviness of the wrist and elbow
• Contraction of the fingers
• Paralysis of the four limbs

Obstruction

• Throat painful obstruction

Heart

• Frequent vexation with burning sensation of the heart
• Palpitations
• Fright palpitations
• Pounding of the heart
• Disorders of the heart rhythm

Psycho-emotional

• Frequent yawning and groaning with sadness
• Vexation and anger
• Sadness and fright
• Depressive disorder
• Frequent vexation with burning sensation of the heart
• Fright palpitations
• Pounding of the heart

Eyes

• Eye pain
• Visual dizziness

Face

• Red face with absence of sweating

Throat

• Throat painful obstruction

Speech

• Sudden loss of voice
• Inability to speak
• Stuttering
• Stiffness of the tongue

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

• Heavy menstrual bleeding
• Profuse uterine bleeding
• Repeated inability to control urination

Vomiting

• Bitter vomiting

Dizziness

• Visual dizziness
• Headache and dizziness

Heart 6

Heart

• Palpitations
• Fright palpitations

Neurological

• Epilepsy

Pathology

• Epilepsy

Psycho-emotional

• Unbearable stabbing pain of the heart
• Fright palpitations
• Fright

Energy and sleep

• Night sweating

Nose

• Nosebleed

Speech

• Loss of voice

Vomiting

• Vomiting blood

Heart 7

Pain

• Pain lateral costal region

Affecting temperature

• Heat in the palms
• Dyspnea with heat in the body
• Cold shivering

Obstruction

• Throat painful obstruction

Lung and airway related problems

• Dyspnea with heat in the body
• Shortness of breath

Heart

• Palpitations
• Fright palpitations

Psycho-emotional

• Mania-depression
• Desire to laugh
• Mad laughter
• Insulting people
• Sadness
• Fear and fright
• Agitation of the heart
• Fright palpitations
• Pounding of the heart

Energy and sleep

• Insomnia
• Frequent talking during sleep

Eyes

• Yellow eyes

Face

• Red face

Throat

• Throat painful obstruction
• Dry throat with no desire to drink

Speech

• Loss of voice

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

• Repeated inability to control urination

Other symptoms

• Spitting blood
• Poor memory

 

Heart 8

Pain

• Chest pain
• Pain of the genitals
• Throat pain
• Pain of the arm

Affecting movement

• Stiffness of the tongue
• Contraction of the little finger or hand
• Contraction of the elbow and axilla

Neurological

• Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

• Cold shivering
• Heat of the palms

Pathology

• Epilepsy
• Chronic malaria

Heart

• Palpitations
• Fright palpitations

Psycho-emotional

• Fright palpitations
• Sadness and worry
• Fear
• Fear of people
• Excessive sighing
• Agitation and fullness

Mouth, teeth and lips

• Stiffness of the tongue

Throat

• Throat pain

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

• Itching of the genitals
• Pain of the genitals
• Difficult urination
• Repeated inability to control urination
• Prolapse of the uterus

Heart 9

Pain

• Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
• Pain at the root of the tongue
• Pain of the eyes
• Pain of the arm
• Pain of the palm that radiates to the elbow, axilla and chest

Affecting movement

• Tongue thrusting
• Contraction of the hand
• Inability to extend the elbow
• Excessive sighing

Neurological

• Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

• Heat in the mouth
• Heat in the body like fire
• Febrile disease with agitation and restlessness

Skin

• Jaundice

Pathology

• Epilepsy
• Malaria

Heart

• Palpitations
• Pounding of the heart

Psycho-emotional

• Pounding of the heart
• Mania-depression
• Fright epilepsy
• Excessive sighing
• Fright and sadness with diminished energy

Eyes

• Pain of the eyes
• Red eyes
• Yellow eyes

Mouth, teeth and lips

• Pain at the root of the tongue
• Swollen tongue
• Tongue thrusting
• Heat in the mouth

Throat

• Throat painful obstruction
• Dry throat

Other symptoms

• Loss of consciousness