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POINT: PC-7 

NAME: DALING (

English: Great Mound
Also Known As: Big Mound
Big Tomb
Grand Mound
Great Tomb
Great Hill

LOCATION:

  • At the wrist, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis, level with HT-7 Shenmen.
    Note: in the absence of the tendons of the palmaris longus, locate this point on the ulnar side of the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis.
  • In the depression in the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between the tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
  • With the hand supine, this point can be found at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the wrist.

NEEDLING:

  • Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Oblique distal insertion along the carpal tunnel for carpal tunnel syndrome, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: the median nerve lies directly beneath this point. Needling commonly produces a significant electric sensation. This is acceptable, but one elicited, further manipulation is inappropriate and may damage the nerve.
  • Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun, causing local distention and soreness or a numb, electric sensation extending toward the finger tips.
  • Slanted insertion, needle pointed into the Blood vessels of the wrist, for vascular syndrome of the wrist, causing local distention and pain or possibly a numb, electric sensation extending toward the finger tips.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Shu-Stream point
  • Yuan-Source point
  • Earth point
  • Sedation point
  • Sun-Si-miao Ghost point

ACTIONS:

  • Clears Heat from the Heart
  • Calms the Shen
  • Harmonizes the Stomach and Intestines
  • Unbinds the chest
  • Clears the Ying level
  • Cools the Blood
  • Expands the chest
  • Dispels fullness from the chest

INDICATIONS:

  • Heart pain
  • Palpitations
  • Pounding sensation of the Heart
  • Insomnia
  • Epilepsy
  • Mania
  • Manic raving
  • Propensity to laugh without ceasing
  • Agitation
  • Weeping with grief
  • Sadness
  • Fright
  • Fear
  • Red eyes
  • Yellow eyes
  • Jaundice
  • Throat Bi
  • Dry throat
  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Eczema of the hand
  • Wind rash
  • Carbuncles and furuncles
  • Heat in the palms
  • A cracked tongue
  • Myocarditis
  • Cardiac pain with the palms very hot
  • Gastritis
  • Acute gastritis with a high fever
  • Frequent vomiting
  • Gastric hemorrhage
  • All Stomach disorders
  • Seizures
  • Gastric pain
  • Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Scabies
  • Damp skin diseases of the upper extremities
  • Goose palm dermatosis
  • Abscesses
  • Sores
  • Lesions
  • Eye inflammation
  • Yellow sclera
  • Tonsillitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Acne
  • Fever with great weariness
  • Dyspnea
  • Ulcers
  • Spitting of foam
  • Pain of the epigastric region
  • Thirst
  • Cries easily
  • Verbal delirium
  • Bi syndrome of the wrist joint
  • Fullness of the chest
  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
  • Pain in the chest and Heart with groaning and anxiety
  • Shortness of breath
  • Much sighing
  • Breast abscess
  • Breast pain
  • Stomach pain
  • Vomiting
  • Hematemesis
  • Sudden turmoil disorder
  • Intestinal abscess
  • Foul breath
  • Fever with agitation and absence of sweat or ceaseless sweating
  • All Wind-Heat disorders with absence of sweating
  • Heat in the body like Fire
  • Splitting headaches
  • Hematuria
  • Difficult urination
  • Swelling of the axilla
  • Contraction of the hand
  • Pain and contraction of the elbow and arms
  • Wrist pain
  • Palpitations with fear
  • Mental disorders
  • Mental illness
  • Madness
  • Incessant laughing, crying and groaning
  • Panic
  • Anxiety
  • Irritability
  • Pain in the throat
  • Axillary adenitis
  • Urticaria
  • Bronchial neuralgia
  • Neurasthenia
  • Lack of energy
  • Fever with a headache
  • Urine red like Blood
  • Swelling of the muscles of the renal region
  • Hysteria with sudden laughing and crying
  • Pimples
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Worry
  • Unhappiness
  • Intolerance of Wind and Cold
  • Nervousness
  • Panic

COMBINATIONS:

DU-26
Renzhong
LU-7
Lieque
LI-5
Yangxi

PC-8
Laogong

UB-15
Xinshu
HT-7
Shenmen
ST-41
Jiexi

Frequent laughter

Ceaseless laughter

Oppression of the Heart

Weeping with grief

PC-3
Quze

PC-4
Ximen
PC-3
Quze

REN-13
Shangwan

A pounding sensation below the Heart

Propensity to fright

Heart pain

Unbearable Heart pain

PC-6
Neiguan
PC-3
Quze

LU-2
Yunmen
LU-1
Zhongfu
SP-1
Yinbai
LIV-14
Qimen
UB-13
Feishu
UB-47
Hunmen

LU-5
Chize

Pain of the Heart and chest

Chest pain

Shortness of breath

LU-11
Shaoshang

PC-4
Ximen

ST-8
Touwei

Coughing and dyspnea

Coughing Blood

Splitting headache with bursting eye pain

GB-16
Muchuang

REN-17
Shanzhong
REN-12
Zhongwan
PC-8
Laogong

ST-19
Burong
REN-13
Shangwan

Red eyes

Vomiting clear, watery saliva

Vomiting

SJ-5
Waiguan

SJ-6
Zhigou
 SJ-5
Waiguan

SP-6
Sanyinjiao
SP-9
Yinlingquan
REN-6
Qihai

followed by

KI-10
Yingu
PC-7
Daling

Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain and constipation

Obstructed urination

PC-6
Neiguan
PC-4
Ximen
HT-8
Shaofu

DU-20
Baihui
M-HN-3
Yintang
KI-3
Taixi

REN-4
Guanyuan

Premature contractions associated with rheumatic Heart disease

Insomnia

Blood in the urine

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This is a main point to treat insomnia.
  • This point is able to reduce excess Fire from the Pericardium.
  • It is used whenever Heat rises to disturb the Shen.
  • This is the principle point for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
  • This a specific point to calm sexual tension.
  • This point clears sore spots on the chest from emotional blockages.
  • It is generally used as a reducing point.