PC7 (Daling, “Great Mound”) is the Yuan-source point of the Pericardium Channel Meridian. It is located at the midpoint of the transverse wrist crease, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. It calms the spirit, clears heat from the Pericardium, harmonizes the stomach.
At the midpoint of the transverse wrist crease, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-0.8 cun. Caution: median nerve.
Calms the spirit, clears heat from the Pericardium, harmonizes the stomach.
Cardiac pain, palpitations, insomnia, mental disorders, stomachache, wrist pain.
As the Yuan-source and Shu-Stream (Earth) point, PC7 is crucial for regulating and tonifying the Pericardium Qi and clearing heat from the channel. It is best known for its powerful ability to calm the spirit, making it a primary point for emotional disorders like anxiety, insomnia, and manic depression. It also effectively clears heat from the Pericardium, useful for fever and delirium, and harmonizes the stomach, addressing bad breath and vomiting due to heat.
PC7 is one of 9 points on the Pericardium Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
PC7 (Daling) is located at the midpoint of the transverse wrist crease, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
PC7 calms the spirit, clears heat from the Pericardium, harmonizes the stomach. Common clinical indications include cardiac pain, palpitations, insomnia, mental disorders, stomachache, wrist pain.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5-0.8 cun. Caution: median nerve. Caution: ⚠ Major vessel/nerve nearby — palpate first; avoid deep insertion (near the median nerve).
PC7 is a point on the Pericardium Channel Meridian (Xīnbāo Jīng).