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POINT: UB-44 (URINARY BLADDER-44)

NAME: SHENTANG

English: Hall of the Spirit
Also Known As: Thought Dwelling
Spirit's Hall

LOCATION:

  • Located 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra, level with DU-11 Shendao.
  • 3 cun lateral to DU-11 Shendao, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.
  • 3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra, and level with UB-15 Xinshu.
  • Note: when the shoulder is relaxed, the 3 cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula.

NEEDLING:

  • Puncture obliquely 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  • Caution: Deep perpendicular or oblique needling in a medial direction carries a substantial risk of causing pneumothorax.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

  • Calms the mind
  • Unbinds the chest
  • Regulates Qi
  • Activates the channel
  • Alleviates pain
  • Drains Heat from the Heart

INDICATIONS:

  • Mental obsessions
  • Lack of energy
  • Anorexia
  • Mania
  • Hysteria
  • Depression
  • Disorientation
  • Anxiety with palpitations
  • Restlessness
  • Cardiac pain
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Fullness of the chest with Rebellious Qi
  • Pain of the shoulders and back that radiates to the chest
  • Various Heart disorders
  • Asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • A stifling sensation in the chest
  • Palpitations
  • Chest pain
  • Fever and chills
  • Cough
  • Spasms and contracture of the upper back
  • Shoulder and back pain
  • Heart disease
  • Dyspnea
  • Stiffness and pain of the back
  • Esophageal constriction

COMBINATIONS:

UB-15
Xinshu

LIV-4
Zhongfeng

 

Anxiety, insomnia and depression

Esophageal constriction

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This point revitalizes mental movement and distribution.
  • It is mostly used for emotional and psychological problems related to the Heart.
  • This is the residence of Shen.
  • This point is used for strains on the Heart, shock, relationships, extreme physical exertion and a broken Heart.
  • This point helps the person regain control over his/her emotions.
  • Use this point if there is lack of will or no desire to live.
  • Use for all types of cardiac arrest.