Daling (PC7)
Daling (PC7), “Great Mound”, is a point on the Pericardium meridian. It is point 7 of the 9 on the channel. Yuan-Source of the Pericardium: calms the Shen, clears Heart Heat and benefits the wrist.
Location
At the center of the wrist crease, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
Functions according to tradition
Yuan-Source of the Pericardium: calms the Shen, clears Heart Heat and benefits the wrist.
Traditional indications
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Palpitations
- Wrist pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Where the original Qi of the organ manifests. Tradition uses it both to examine and to treat the channel's organ.
Third of the transport points: the Qi “flows”. It is associated with heaviness of the body and joint pain; in the yin channels it coincides with the Source point.
Precautions
The median nerve lies directly beneath, in the carpal tunnel: avoid strong stimulation.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- BL15 Xinshu (Bladder): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- CV14 Juque (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- EX-HN22 Anmian (Extraordinary points): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- GV11 Shendao (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- HT7 Shenmen (Heart): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- GV24 Shenting (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia
Point profile
- Code
- PC7
- Pinyin name
- Dà Líng
- Characters
- 大陵
- Translation
- Great Mound
- Meridian
- Pericardium
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Yuan-Source, Shu-Stream
- Topics
- Calming, Wrist
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