ACUPUNCTURE
Ding Shen: TCM Acupoint Guide
DINGSHEN
Name
Ding Shen (Dingshen)
Location
In the philtrum, one-half the distance from the top of the lip to the base of the nose.
Needling
Slanted insertion directed upward, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Indications
- Psychosis
- Seizures
- Anxiety
- Dysmenorrhea
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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