TCM Acupuncture Perth

Pericardium Channel – Protector of your Heart and your Emotions

If your body were a chess game with the Heart being King, the Pericardium (PC) is its Queen. So it is not overly astonishing that when you present with Heart symptoms (either the organ directly or emotional), some of the most relevant acupuncture points lie on the Pericardium channel.
This channel also connects emotions to the digestive system (the proverbial “I can’t stomach this..”).

The PC is used with:
- insomnia, anxiety
- nausea, motion sickness, gastritis
- Palpitations, chest pain/ tightness

Western Medicine interpretation:
A significant part of the PC’s functions can be interpreted as following the brain-gut axis.

Chinese medical clock: PC is indicated when symptoms regularly get worse between 7pm and 9pm.

The Triple Burner (TB) channel, a Fire channel, is not linked to an organ, but to the whole fluid and energy system in the body. It connects the other organs to work together harmoniously. It is divided into three (triple) levels, the upper (respiratory, blood circulation), middle (digestion), and lower (elimination, fertility) level.
It is associated with fluids and energy circulation and therefore works on:
- metabolism (i.e. swelling, itching)
- urinary tract
- fertility
- organ support (i.e. Lung, Heart, Stomach, Large Intestine problems)
Western Medicine: the TB's function is closest to the Vagus Nerve.
Chinese medical clock: TB is indicated when symptoms regularly get worse between 9pm and 11pm.