Foot reflexology · zone 2, 3
Location: On the palm of the left hand in the upper palm below the bases of the index and middle fingers, above the diaphragm line.
Longitudinal zone(s): 2, 3 of 5
Side: left hand
Tradition: Ingham (Western)
Ingham (Western)
Ingham-lineage hand charts place the heart on the LEFT hand only, in the upper palm below the index and middle fingers.
Other Western hand charts move it to the hypothenar pad at the base of the little finger, still on the left hand only.
Chinese reflexology
Chinese hand charts show a heart area on the hypothenar of BOTH palms, below the little finger, rather than on the left hand only.
So the schools disagree over the side as well as over the spot.
Traditionally worked lightly and briefly as part of a chest sequence, framed as relaxation rather than treatment.
Reflexology is a traditional practice, not an evidence-based medical treatment. Systematic reviews have not shown it to be effective for any medical condition. These maps document what practitioners traditionally use — they are not claims about how the body works.
Anyone with a diagnosed heart condition should stay with their medical care; conventional practice is light pressure and no claim of any cardiac effect.
On the palm of the left hand in the upper palm below the bases of the index and middle fingers, above the diaphragm line.
Ingham (Western). Other schools place this area differently; the variants are documented on this page.
No. Reflexology maps are traditional diagrams, not descriptions of anatomy or physiology. Systematic reviews have not found reflexology to be an effective treatment for any medical condition.
Anyone with a diagnosed heart condition should stay with their medical care; conventional practice is light pressure and no claim of any cardiac effect.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
