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HT-4

灵道

Líng Dào

Lingdao

Location · 定位

前臂掌面尺侧，尺侧腕屈肌腱桡侧缘，腕横纹上1.5寸

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, 1.5 cun above the wrist crease

Needling

直刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

经穴金穴

Actions · 功效

calms the heart and quiets the spirit
frees the channels and quickens the network vessels
benefits the tongue and opens the voice

Indications · 主治

心痛、心悸、怔忡heart pain, palpitations, fearful throbbing
暴喑、舌强不语sudden loss of voice, stiffness of the tongue with inability to speak
肘臂挛痛elbow-arm spasm and pain

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Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-ling-dao,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Líng Dào 灵道 (Lingdao) — HT-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/ling-dao},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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