Shen, spirit; hall, living room. Heart stores spirit, the point is next to Xinshu (BL15), hence the name.

bubble_chart Location

Shentang (BL44) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the center of the person who is three cun deep on both sides below the fifth vertebra."

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: trapezius, rhomboids, the deep layer is the iliocostalis (the lungs are in the chest).
• Nerves: lateral branches of the posterior branches of the fourth and fifth thoracic nerves, dorsal scapular nerve.
• Vessels: fifth intercostal artery, dorsal branch of vein and descending branch of transverse cervical artery.

bubble_chart Manipulation

oblique insertion 0.5～0.8 cun. It should not be too deep to avoid accidentally entering the chest and injuring the lungs. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Be broad-minded and calm.

• Classical: shoulder pain, back pain, abdominal distension and fullness, qi counterflow upward attack, good sighing, sprinkling Hanre, wheezing, phlegm saliva.
• Modern: coronary heart disease, neurasthenia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Good choking: Zhongfu (LU1), Shentang (BL44).
• Coronary heart disease: Shentang (BL44), Xinshu (BL15), Neiguan (PC6).