Sishenchong -EX-HN1: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications
Nomenclature:
English Name/Meaning: Four spirit wisedom
Chinese Name: 四神聪
Chinese Pinyin: Sishenchong
Location:
Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around DU20 and located 1 cun anterior, posterior and lateral to it.
Functions and Indications of sishenchong:
- Sishenchong benefits brain, clear the mind and calm the spirit so is beneficial for insomnia, poor memory.
- Also dispels wind and opens the orifice so, is beneficial for psycho-emotional problems like epilepsy, vertigo, headache.
- Benefits the eyes and ears.
Method:
Transverse insertion 0.5-1.5 cun.
