Benshen GB13 : Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Benshen  is lateral to Shenting along the anterior hairline. Inside  the point, the brain is located which is known as the residence of the mind, responsible for mental activities and no doubt is essential to the life of man.
Benshen-GB13

Nomenclatutre:

Ben: essential Shen: mind
Benshen is lateral to Shenting along the anterior hairline. Inside the point, the brain is
Point: GB13
Chinese Name: 本神
Name: Benshen
English Name/Meaning: Root of the Spirit
Pinyin: běn shén
Han Geul 한글: bon sin 본신
Romaji: hon jin
Vietnamese: Bản thần

Location:

0.5 cun within anterior hairline, 3 cun lateral to midline; two 3rd the distance between Du 24 and ST 8.

Functions:

  • Quiets the spirit.
  • Calms the liver and extinguishes wind.
  • Resolves the phlegm.
  • Gathers essence to the head.

Indications:

  • Disorders along Gallbladder channel: stiff neck, hypochondriac pain.
  • Mental disorders: Anxiety, Anxiety due to worry and obsessive thoughts, manic behavior, fear, dual personality, irritability, epilepsy, infantile convulsion, stroke, insomnia.
  • Local disorders: Headache, blurred vision, vertigo.
  • Lack of memory, lack of willpower.

Method:

Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun.

Remarks:

  • Meeting point of yangwei and gall bladder.
  • Tendino-musculo point.

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