LOCATION
On the back, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline.
Features
Back-Shu point of the heart.
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 inner and outer cutaneous branches of the fifth and sixth posterior branches of the thoracic nerve, the medial branch of the posterior intercostal artery and vein, and the descending branch of the carotid artery.
Indication
Coronary heart disease，anginapectoris，rheumatic heart disease，atrial fibrillation，tachycardia；insomnia，neurasthenia，intercostal nerve pain，schizophCVia，epilepsy，hysteria；gastrorrhagia，esophageal stricture，back soft tissue injury. Main point for all heart, blood and circulatory related issues of an excess or deficient nature. Main point for all heart related emotional issues: palpitations, anxiety, stress, poor memory. Useful with PC 6, HT 7, CV 14 a/or UB 14. Main point for insomnia. Night sweats in Heart Qi a/or Yin deficiency.
Combinations
Eyes pain：BL 15 & KI 06.
Cough，hemoptysis：BL 15 & LU 09 & LU 06.
Distension related to the heart：BL 15 & LU 07.
Heartache，coronary heart disease，anginapectoris：BL 15 & CV 14.
(Combining transport and alarm points)
Palpitations：BL 15 & CV 14 & HT 07 & PC 06.
Arrhythmia：BL 15 & HT 07 & PC 06 & GB 34 ~ SP 09.
Dementia ：BL 15 & HT 07.
Insomnia：BL 15 & BL 21 & CV 12 & HT 07 & ST 40.
Wet dream：BL 15 & BL 23.
Absent-minded，forgetful，insomnia，palpitate with fear，wet dream：BL 15 & HT 07 & SP 06.
Hemoptysis：BL 15 & BL 18 & ST 12 & CV 14 & CV 15.
Wind epilepsy：GV 11 & BL 15.
Epilepsy：BL 15 & BL 18 & BL 20 & HT 07 & ST 40.
穴位
在背部，當第5胸椎棘突下，旁開1.5寸。
特點
心之背俞穴。
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
第五、六胸神經後支的內、外側皮支，肋間動、靜脈後支的內側支和頸橈動脈降支。
適應症
[主治] 冠心病，心絞痛，風濕性心髒病，心房纖顫，心動過速；失眠，神經衰弱，肋間神經痛，精神分裂症，癲癇，癔病；胃出血，食道狹窄，背部軟組織損傷等。
穴位配伍療法
目痛：1.心俞 2.陰蹻
咳嗽，咯血：1.心俞 2.太淵 3.孔最
心脹：1.心俞 2.列缺
心痛引背，冠心病，心絞痛：1.心俞 2.巨闕
(俞募配穴法)
心悸、怔忡：1.心俞 2.巨闕 3.神門 4.內關
心律不齊：1.心俞 2.神門 3.內關 4.陽陵泉透陰陵泉
痴：1.心俞 2.神門
不寐：1.心俞 2.胃俞 3.中脘 4.神門 5.豐隆
夢遺：1.心俞 2.腎俞
健忘，失眠，驚悸，夢遺：1.心俞 2.神門 3.三陰交
咳唾血：1.心俞 2.肝俞 3.缺盆 4.巨闕 5.鳩尾
風癇常發：1.神道 2.心俞
癲證：1.心俞 2.肝俞 3.脾俞 4.神門 5.豐隆