Name

心俞

• Xin Shu
• Back-Shu point of the Heart
• Transport to offer to the Heart

Location

Below T5, 1.5 CUN lateral to Du Mai

Nature

Back-Shu point of the Heart

Functions

• Tonifies Heart-Qi: insomnia, feeling of anguish, sadness, poor concentration, memory loss, mental disorders, incoherent speech, repeats phrases, early Alzheimer's. See Heart-Qi Deficiency
• Regulates Heart functions: palpitations, hypertension, circulatory problems, speech problems
• Regulates the Shen: nervousness, stress, easily startled, anxiety. Emotional problems
• Children who are slow to begin speaking
• Epilepsy
• Insomnia

Comments

Nourishes Heart-Blood, stimulates the Mind, calms the Shen

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 - 0.5 CUN
• Moxa

Interactions

• Arrhythmia: BL-14, GV-12, GV-11, GV-9
• Epilepsy: PC-6, SI-3, HT-7, SP-1
• Dementia: HT-7, LU-11, KI-1