Traditionally used for
- Cough & breathing
- Sleep
- Mood & calm
- Nerves & recovery
- Heart & circulation
Cautions & contraindications
- Shallow needling only
Location
On the upper back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T5.
Needling
- Shallow needling only
Depth:
0.5–0.8 cun
Angle:
Oblique, directed medially
⚠ Cautions: Pneumothorax risk on deep perpendicular insertion.
Functions
- Tonifies and regulates the Heart
- Calms the spirit and settles the mind
- Nourishes blood and clears Heart fire
Indications
Palpitations, anxiety and panicinsomnia and excessive dreamingpoor memory and difficulty concentratingcardiac pain and anginamania and epilepsynight sweatscoughing of blood
Clinical Notes
With HT7 and BL44 (Shentang), the core of the classical prescription for a disturbed spirit.
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