14 GV11 Shendao God's Path 神道
GV11 Shendao
God's Path

神道穴

LOCATION

Below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Features

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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 fifth posterior branch of the thoracic nerve and the posterior branch of the fifth intercostal artery.

Indication

Scared,palpitations,shoulder pain,cough and panting,absent-minded,forgetful,children wind epilepsy,hypertrophic spondylitis,cardiac neurosis,neurasthenia,malaria,intercostal nerve pain. Important point for spirit problems, palpitations, anxiety, poor memory, muddled thinking, absent-mindedness, insomnia, has strong effect on mind and mood, combine with Huatuo of T5 and UB 15 for stress. Pain and stiffness of the upper back, cardiac region pain a/or discomfort, cough, asthma. DiffeCVtiation: GV 11 is mostly for deficiency of HT & LU whereas GV 12 is more for excess of HT & LU.

Combinations

Chills and fever:GV 11 & HT 03. Headache:GV 11 & CV 04.
Absent-minded,forgetful:GV 11 & KI 21 & BL 43 & LU 07.
Palpitations,dreaminess:GV 11 & HT 03.
Wind epilepsy,coma:GV 11 & BL 15.

穴位

在背部,當後正中線上,第5胸椎棘突下凹陷中。

特點

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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

第五胸神經後支的內側支和第五肋間動脈後支。

適應症

心驚,心悸,肩背痛,咳喘,健忘,小兒風癇,增生性脊椎炎,心臟神經官能症,神經衰弱,瘧疾,肋間神經痛。

穴位配伍療法

寒熱:1.神道 2.少海
身熱頭痛進退往來:1.神道 2.關元
健忘:1.神道 2.幽門 3.膏肓俞 4.列缺
心悸,多夢:1.神道 2.少海
風癇,神昏:1.神道 2.心俞