Acupoint+GV-11+(Shen+Dao)

** GV11 ** ** • ** **Shen Dao**  • ** Governing Vessel 11 ** Spirit Path. = = =Location= Below the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebrae.

=Point Summary= //Tonifies The Heart And Lung//  //Clears Heat//  //Calms the Spirit// //Expels Wind//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 1.0 cun

Technique:
Puncture Obliquely Upward

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
calms heart and mind

Indications
local

Special Notes
reinforces HT shu, can use moxa here for calming

=Diagnostic Indications:= Back Pain ** • ** Cardiac Conditions ** • ** Cough ** • ** Disorientation **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fright Palpitations **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Poor Memory **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sadness **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spinal Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Worry **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • **

**Psycho-spiritual:**
<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;"> Sadness and anxiety, poor memory, fright palpitations, disorientation, timidity with shortness of breath, shock, psychological problems of speech, communication, sharing of ideas and feelings, difficulty in forming and continuing relationships, apparent coldness – lack of affection, troubled to give and receive love in relationships, distraction, sorrow and worry, quiets the heart and sedates tendencies toward mania