13 CV08 Shenque Spiritual Palace Gate 神闕
CV8 Shenque
Spiritual Palace Gate

神闕穴

LOCATION

In the centre of the umbilicus.

Features

-/-

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the tenth intercostal nerve, the artery and vein under the abdominal wall.

Indication

Shock,night sweats,urticaria,disorder caused by motion,as sea sickness,train sickness,car sickness…,neurological vomiting,acute gastroenteritis,chronic enteritis knot,adhesions,tuberculosis of the intestines,prolapse of the anus,ascites,urinary retention,spermatorrhea,impotence,dysmenorrhea,hysteroptosis. Main point for extreme collapse of Yang especially leading to cold in the intestines – warms the stomach and helps digestive disorders. Diarrhea, particularly from internal deficiency, but generally if other methods do not work. Tonify body weakened from chronic illness/exhaustion. Revival point from shock (esp. involving cold – hypothermia, frostbite), stroke, epilepsy.
The main point for collapse syndrome.

Combinations

Collapse:GV 20 & CV 08 & CV 04.
Bowel and diarrhea:CV 09 & CV 08 & LI 03.
Acute gastroenteritis:CV 13 & CV 08 & ST 25 & PC 06 & ST 36.
Prolapse of the anus :GV 20 & CV 08 & BL 28.

穴位

腹中部臍窩中央。

特點

-/-

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

第十肋間神經前皮支內側支,腹壁下動、靜脈。

適應症

休克,盜汗,蕁麻疹,暈動病,神經性嘔吐,急性胃腸炎,慢性結腸炎,腸粘連,腸結核,脫肛,腹水,尿瀦留,遺精,陽萎,痛經,子宮脫垂。

穴位配伍療法

虛脫:1.百會 2.神闕 3.關元
腸鳴而瀉:1.水分 2.神闕 3.三間
急性胃腸炎:1.上脘 2.神闕 3.天樞 4.內關 5.足三里
脫肛 :1.百會 2.神闕 3.膀胱俞