Foot reflexology · zone 1, 2, 3
Location: A small area on the palm of the left hand just below the stomach area, on the thumb side above the middle of the palm.
Longitudinal zone(s): 1, 2, 3 of 5
Side: left hand
Tradition: Ingham (Western)
Ingham (Western)
Many Ingham-lineage hand charts show the pancreas on the LEFT hand only, as a band below the stomach area; others show a smaller portion on the right hand as well.
The disagreement is over whether the head of the pancreas is represented on the right hand at all.
Chinese reflexology
Chinese hand charts place the pancreas inside the thenar digestive column of both hands, between the stomach and duodenum areas.
More radial and considerably smaller than in most Western hand charts.
Traditionally worked as part of a digestive sequence, immediately after the stomach area.
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.
No claim is made over blood sugar; anyone managing diabetes should stay with their medical care.
A small area on the palm of the left hand just below the stomach area, on the thumb side above the middle of the palm.
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.
No claim is made over blood sugar; anyone managing diabetes should stay with their medical care.
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
