HT-9 - Lesser Surge
少冲 - Shào chōng
Point Region: Finger
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the little finger, at the corner of the nail on the ring-finger side, about 0.1 cun from the corner, where the side edge of the nail meets the line of its base.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Look at your little fingernail
- Find its corner at the base, on the side facing your ring finger
- The point is just beside this corner
How to Apply Pressure
After locating HT-9, use only a very light touch with a fingertip; do not pinch, dig in, or press on the nail. Avoid it if the finger is injured or the nail is infected, and stop if it hurts. Keep any use gentle and for general wellbeing, not as a substitute for urgent care.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Throat dryness
- Hand curling
- Facial heat
- Febrile diseases
- Mental confusion
- Finger stiffness
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Avoid excessive pressure near nail
- Use caution with nail infections
- Avoid if finger injury present
Take care:
- The fingertip is sensitive: use light pressure
- Never use excessive force
- Emergency point - use only light touch for general wellness