Intersecting point: governor vessel, foot taiyang, and yangming.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Shen" (神), spirit; "ting" (庭), courtyard or open space in front of residence. Brain is the residence of primordial spirit, and face is the courtyard of spirit. This acupoint is located above face, hence the name. It is also at anterior hairline, so it is also called "Faji" (髮際, hairline).

bubble_chart Location

Shenting (GV24) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "At hairline, directly above nose";
• Waitai Miyao: "0.5 cun within hairline, directly above nose";
• Leijing Tuyi: "Directly above nose, 0.5 cun within hairline. For those with a high hairline, the hairline itself is the point; for those with a low hairline, add 2~3 fen".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: junction of left and right frontalis muscles.
• Nerve: branches of frontal nerve.
• Vessels: branches of frontal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion is applicable.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Calm spirit, benefit orifice, dispel wind, discharge heat.

• Classical: wind-induced dizziness, frequent vomiting, irritability, headache, cold in brain, allergic rhinitis and epistaxis, palpitation due to fright, swollen eyes, eye nebula, inability to see, tearing, malaria, wheezing, depressive psychosis with frothy vomiting, infantile convulsion, stiff waist and spine.
• Modern: depression.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Wind-induced epilepsy: Shenting (GV24), Suliao (GV25), Yongquan (KI1).