3. Distribution of acupoints and areas on palmar side of the hand:

In this section, 9 regular and 34 extra acupoints, and 42 holographic areas are described as follows:
1) Regular acupoints:

1-Zhongchong (PC 9) 2-Shaochong (HT 9) 3-Shaofu (HT 8) 4-Laogong (PC 8) 5-Shaoshang (LU 11) 6-Yuji (LU 10) 7-Shenmen (HT 7) 8-Daling (PC 7) 9-Taiyuan (LU 9)

Indications: Cough, asthma, hemoptysis, chest pain, sore throat, wrist and arm pain, and pain and distension of breast.
(2) Yuji (LU 10):

Location: Beside the midpoint of first metacarpal bone and on the dorso-palmar boundary of hand (Fig. 2-5).
Indications: Cough, hemoptysis, sore throat, aphonia, fever, headache, chest pain, and pain in breast.
(3) Shaoshang (LU 11) :

Location: It is 0.1 cun beside the radial comer of thumb-nail (Fig. 2-5).
Indications: Sore throat, nasal bleeding, fever, coma, respiratory failure, cough, hoarseness of voice, swelling of cheek, syncope, severe stroke, epilepsy, and psychosis.

(4) Shenmen (HT 7) :
Location : At the ulnar end of palmar carpal crease and in a depression on the radial side of ulnar flexor muscle of wrist (Fig. 2-5).

Indications: Heart pain, irritability, insomnia, poor memory, heart palpitations, epilepsy, and dementia.

(5) Shaofu (HT 8):
Location: Between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones and on the crease passing through the center of palm; or at a spot between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones where the tip of little finger just reaches when the hand is clenched in a fist (Fig. 2-5).
Indications: Heart palpitations, chest pain, spasm of little finger, vulvar itching, incontinence of urine, and difficult urination.

(6) Shangchong (HT 9) :
Location: It is 0.1 cun beside the radial comer of nail of little finger (Fig. 2-5).
Indications: Heart palpitations, heart pain, febrile diseases, psychosis, coma, and pain and distension of chest and flanks.

(7) Daling (PC 7):
Location: At the midpoint of palmar carpal crease and between the tendons of long palmar muscle and radial flexor muscle of wrist (Fig. 2-5).

Indications: Hematemesis, restlessness, psychosis, heart pain, heart pacpitations, pain of wrist, unconsciousness, stomachache, vomiting, and pain of chest and flanks.

(8) Laogong (PC 8) :
Location: At the midpoint of a palmar crease passing through the center of palm; or at a spot between 2nd and 3rd metacharpal bones where the tip of middle finger just reaches when the hand is clenched in a fist (Fig. 2-5).

Indications: Epilepsy, psychosis, hysteria, vomiting, foul odor in mouth, aphtha of mouth, hiccups, and hotness in palm.

(9) Zhongchong (PC 9) :
Location: At the tip of middle finger (Fig. 2-5).
Indications: Coma, convulsions, night crying in babies, stiff tongue, heart pain, febrile diseases, and prodromal symptoms of stroke.