Functions of Heart.

 Heart:-

Related organ- Small Intestine 

Number of points - 9

Polarity: Yin

Element- Fire

Emotions- Joy

Dislike- Heat

Functions:-

1. Governs the blood and blood vessels. When the heart Qi is Vigorous, the blood will circulate normally in the blood vessels.

2. Heart manifests on the face. 

3. Controls the mind.

4. Opens into the tongue. Tongue is connected to Heart meridian internally and due to this connection Heart dominates the sense of taste and speech. 

When the function of Heart is normal then the tongue will be rosy, moist and lustrous and the sense of taste will be normal.

Disorder of Heart will reflect on the tongue.

Example:- Heart blood deficiency- pale tongue. 

Heart fire- Red tongue tip, ulcers on tongue.

Stagnation of blood- Dark, purplish tongue body. Purplish spot on the tongue. 

5. Heart controls the sweat.

6. If heart is weak then it will cause inability to fall sleep, disturbed sleep or excessive dreams. 

Commonly used Acupoints on Heart channel :-

H1:- Excessive sweating, local pain, shoulder pain, Palpitation. 

H3:- He sea point, so it affects the organ directly. Calm the shen, Transform phlegm, helps to clear heat, Golfer's elbow, numbness of upper limbs.

H5:- (Luo- connecting point) stammering, Aphasia,  hoarseness of voice.

H6: (Xi cleft point) It is used in acute condition, hot flashes, night sweating, Palpitations, severe depression. 

H7: it will treat deficiency as well as excess, heart blood deficiency, calm shen. 

H8: Clears heart fire.

H9: Jing well point, revive consciousness.