HE-1

Jiquan "Supreme Spring"

Heart ChannelNo special Five-Element classification

Location

Actions

Nourishes Heart-Yin and clears Empty-Heat
Calms the Mind
Removes obstructions from the channel

Key point: One of the few points to directly nourish Heart-Yin and clear Heart Empty-Heat (dry mouth, night sweating, mental restlessness, insomnia), plus a secondary use for arm paralysis after Wind-stroke.

Indications

Heart / Chest

Heart pain, chest pain, distension and fullness of the hypochondrium.

Mental

Sadness, anxiety, palpitations.

Other

Thirst, dry throat, inability to raise the shoulder, pain in the axilla.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

HE-3

Shaohai "Lesser-Yin Sea"

Heart ChannelSea (He) PointWater Point

Location

Actions

Removes obstructions from the channel
Calms the Mind
Clears Heat

Key point: In the author's Heart-channel comparison table, HE-3 is specifically for clearing Full-Heat (Heart-Fire) — distinct from the Empty-Heat/Yin-deficiency points elsewhere on the channel.

Indications

Heart / Chest

Heart pain, fullness of the chest, pain in the axilla, pain in the elbow.

Mental

Manic behaviour, inappropriate laughter, mental restlessness, anxiety.

Other

Red eyes.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also a local channel point for elbow Bi Syndrome, Atrophy Syndrome, and Wind-stroke sequelae.
Name “Lesser-Yin Sea” - “Shao” here refers to Lesser Yin (Shao Yin), the Heart's Six-Stage designation, recurring in the names of HE-8 and HE-9 too.

HE-4

Lingdao "Spirit Path"

Heart ChannelRiver (Jing-River) PointMetal Point

Location

Actions

Calms the Mind
Subdues rebellious Qi
Relaxes the sinews

Key point: Mainly a channel point — River points have a special action on joints and bones — for forearm spasm and elbow/wrist Bi Syndrome along the Heart and Small Intestine channels.

Indications

Mental

Sadness, fear, anxiety, mental restlessness.

Other

Retching, redness and swelling of the eyes.

Musculoskeletal

Contraction of the elbow and arm.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Can also treat nausea, since this symptom sometimes reflects ascending Heart-Qi rather than Stomach-Qi.

HE-5

Tongli "Inner Communication"

Heart ChannelConnecting (Luo) Point

Location

Actions

Calms the Mind
Tonifies Heart-Qi
Benefits the tongue
Benefits the eyes and head
Regulates the Uterus
Benefits the Bladder

Key point: Per the comparison table, HE-5 is the point to tonify Heart-Qi — the author's personal point of choice among all Heart channel points for this purpose, and uniquely effective for aphasia and tongue problems.

Indications

Mental

Sadness, mental restlessness, anger, fright, depression, agitation.

Heart

Palpitations, weak Heart-Qi.

Speech / Tongue

Loss of voice, aphasia, stuttering, stiff tongue.

Head

Red eyes, eye pain, red face, headache, dizziness.

Gynaecological / Urinary

Excessive menstrual bleeding, enuresis.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Via its Luo connection to the Small Intestine (which connects to the Bladder within the Greater Yang), it treats Heart-Fire transmitted down to Bladder-Heat: thirst, bitter taste, insomnia, tongue ulcers, burning urination, haematuria.
Also affects the Uterus via the Bao Mai (Uterus Vessel) - used for excessive uterine bleeding.

HE-6

Yinxi "Yin Crevice"

Heart ChannelAccumulation (Xi) Point

Location

Actions

Invigorates Heart-Blood
Subdues rebellious Qi
Nourishes Heart-Yin and clears Empty-Heat of the Heart
Stops sweating
Calms the Mind

Key point: Per the comparison table, HE-6 is the channel's dedicated Heart-Yin nourisher — combined with KI-7, it is the point of choice specifically to stop night sweating from Heart-Yin deficiency.

Indications

Heart / Chest

Heart pain, stabbing pain in the chest, fullness of the chest, palpitations.

Bleeding

Nosebleed, vomiting of blood.

Yin Deficiency

Night sweating, “steaming bones” (night sweating from Yin deficiency).

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

As an Xi point, also treats acute Blood-stasis stabbing chest pain.
Stops “upward” bleeding (nosebleed, haematemesis) via its rebellious-Qi-subduing action.

HE-7

Shenmen "Mind Door"

Heart ChannelSource (Yuan) & Stream (Shu) PointDrainage Point

Location

Actions

Calms the Mind and opens the Mind's orifices
Nourishes Heart-Blood

Key point: The single most important point on the Heart channel. Per the comparison table, its specific role is to nourish Heart-Blood, making it the point of choice for Heart-Blood deficiency (anxiety, insomnia, poor memory, palpitations, Pale tongue) — but it is a “gentle” point, not the first choice for Excess Heart-Fire or Phlegm-Fire (use P-5 or HE-8 instead).

Indications

Mental

Insomnia, poor memory, manic depression, inappropriate laughter, shouting at people, sadness, fear, mental restlessness, agitation, palpitations.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Also useful for mental retardation in children, via its effect on memory and mental capacity.
Via the Heart-Kidney (Lesser Yin) connection: nourishes Blood for menstrual problems (amenorrhoea, scanty periods) and helps impotence or low libido.
An anti-itching point (paired with HE-8) - useful in eczema.
Antispasmodic effect - used for chronic backache from Kidney deficiency (classic combo: S.I.-3 left + BL-62 right to open the Du Mai, plus HE-7 right + KI-4 left), and for tremor, e.g. in Parkinson's disease.
Combined with G.B.-40 for Gall-Bladder-Qi-deficiency-type timidity, fearfulness, indecision and depression.

HE-8

Shaofu "Lesser-Yin Mansion"

Heart ChannelSpring (Ying) PointFire Point

Location

Actions

Clears Heart-Fire, Heart Empty-Heat and Heart Phlegm-Fire
Calms the Mind
Benefits the Bladder
Regulates the Uterus and lifts sinking Qi

Key point: Per the comparison table, HE-8 is the channel's Heart-Fire drainer — stronger than HE-7, and the go-to point across Full-Heat, Empty-Heat, and Phlegm-Heat Excess patterns of the Heart.

Indications

Mental / Heart

Palpitations, sadness, worry, chest pain, agitation, mental restlessness.

Urinary / Genital

Itching of the genitals, difficult urination, enuresis.

Gynaecological

Prolapse of the uterus.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

Via the Heart-Small-Intestine-Bladder connection, treats difficult urination and enuresis.
Via the Heart-Kidney (Lesser Yin) connection, treats genital itching from Heat.
Via the Bao Mai (Uterus Vessel), can be reinforced to lift sinking Qi for uterine prolapse - an unusual tonifying use of what is normally a draining Fire point.

HE-9

Shaochong "Lesser-Yin Penetrating"

Heart ChannelWell (Jing) PointWood PointTonification Point

Location

Actions

Clears Heat
Calms the Mind and opens the Mind's orifices
Extinguishes Wind
Promotes resuscitation
Benefits the tongue and eyes

Key point: Per the comparison table, HE-9 clears Heat and extinguishes internal Wind — the channel's emergency-resuscitation point, used (like the other hand Well points) to restore consciousness after Wind-stroke by opening the Mind's orifices.

Indications

Heart

Palpitations, heart pain, thirst.

Emergency

Loss of consciousness from Wind-stroke.

Mental

Manic depression, fright, sadness, agitation, restlessness.

Local

Pain at the root of the tongue, swollen and painful, red eyes.

Clinical Pearls (summarized from Comments)

As a Well point, also relieves a feeling of fullness in the Heart region, per the general rule for Well points given in the “Classic of Difficulties”.