NAME
SHENTING
LOCATION
0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
At the top of the head on the midline, 0.5 cun posterior to the anterior hairline and 0.5 cun anterior to DU-23 Shangxing.
Note: If the anterior hairline is indistinct, locate it 3 cun superior to the glabella and 5 cun anterior to DU-20 Baihui.
0.5 cun posterior to the middle of the natural hairline at the forehead.
NEEDLING
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 50 0.5 cun or prick to cause bleeding.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Slanted insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the DU channel and Stomach and Bladder channels
ACTIONS
Calms the mind
Benefits the Brain
Calms the Shen
Eliminates Wind
Benefits the head
Benefits the nose and eyes
INDICATIONS
Schizophrenia
Palpitations
Insomnia
Rhinorrhea
Psychosis
Ascends to high places and sings
Mimics other people's speech
Loss of consciousness
Upward staring eyes
Opisthotonis
Vomiting with agitation and fullness
Headache with chills and fever
Cold sensations of the head
Epistaxis
Lachrymation
Dyspnea
Seizures
Epilepsy
Anxiety
Headache
Vertigo
Mania-depression
Discards clothing and runs around
Fright palpitations
Tongue thrusting
Wind dizziness with vomiting
Wind epilepsy
Dizziness
Head Wind
Clear, ceaseless nasal discharge
Nasal congestion and discharge
Lack of visual clarity
Rhinopolypus
Stomatitis
COMBINATIONS
| GB-13 Benshen | DU-27 Duidan REN-24 Chengjiang | DU-25 Suliao KI-1 Yongquan |
| Severe anxiety and fears | Madness with vomiting of foam | Wind epilepsy |
| DU-21 Qianding | DU-20 Baihui DU-21 Qianding DU-23 Shanxing SJ-23 Sizhukong GB-20 Fengchi LI-4 Hegu UB-2 Zanzhu ST-8 Touwei | DU-23 Shanxing DU-22 Xinhui |
| Inability to speak following Windstroke | One-sided or generalized head Wind | Head Wind and dizziness |
| DU-23 Shanxing KI-1 Yongquan UB-45YixiLU-10YujiSP-2Dadu | UB-12 Fengmen LI-4HeguUB-2Zanzhu LI-20YingxiangUB-67ZhiyinKI-27Shufu | LIV-2 Xingjian |
| Visual dizziness | Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge | Lachrymation |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
According to several classic texts, this point is contraindicated to needling as it may cause mania or damage the eyesight.
NOTES
This is a very important and powerful point to calm the mind. Sedate unless terrifically depressed.