HT 7 Acupuncture Point - Shen Men - Heart Meridian

Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 11:22.

  • Chinese Name Shen Men
  • English Name Spirit Gate
     
  • Location: At the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, between the ulna and the pisiform bones.
     
  • Point Associations:
  • Yuan Source Point
  • Shu Stream Point
  • Earth Point
     
  • Actions & Effects:
  • Tonify deficiencies of the HT Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang.
  • Emotional issues, especially those with related sleep or thinking manifestations - insomnia, muddled thinking.
  • Heart and Phlegm fire leading to insomnia, anxiety, mania.
  • Physical responses to emotional stimuli - anxiety w/palpitations, nausea w/panic a/or fear.
  • Heart palpitations from any etiology as well as irregular heart beat, pounding heart, angina.
  • Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Emotional/Psychological issues, w/PC 7 for sweat problems (too much or too little).
     
  • Heart Meridian Points (9):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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