UB-14 Jueyinshu - Heart Protector Correspondence
More Spirit Names: Circulation Sex Correspondence, Absolute Yin Hollow, Gate Tower Shu
| English: | Jue Yin Shu |
| Also Known As: | Terminal Yin Back Transporting Point Absolute Yin Hollow |
Location
- Located 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra.
Note: located at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles.
Needling
- Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable
- Oblique insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun or
Transverse insertion 1 to 1.5 cun - Caution: perpendicular needling or oblique needling away from the spine carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax
- Straight insertion, slanted slightly toward the spine, 1 to 1.5 cun
Sensation: local soreness and distention, sometimes extending between the ribs - Caution: Do not needle to deeply in order to avoid puncturing the Lung
- Transverse insertion, pointed downward along the muscle1 to 2 cun
Sensation: local distention and soreness
Locate at the highest visible point of the paraspinal muscles
Command Functions
- Back Shu Point of the Pericardium
Actions
- Spreads Liver Qi
- Unbinds the chest
- Regulates the Heart
- Regulates and descends Qi
Indications
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Combinations
| UB-15 | ||
Regulates the Heart | Heart pain | Rheumatic Heart disease |
Tachycardia | Neurasthenia | Chest pain |
Contraindications
Notes
- This point is excellent for unbinding the chest by invigorating the Qi.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Heart Protector Correspondence is the inner Associated Effect Point (AEP) of the Heart Protector, which carries messages for the Heart and shields it. When heartbreak, loneliness, sadness or long problems with the Blood wear the protector down, the Heart is left exposed and defenseless. The name reflects how the point relates to the Absolute Yin channels of the Heart Protector and Liver. It strengthens the protector, and so the Heart, and eases sadness and melancholy. |
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| Worsley | Opens to the Heart Protector a direct, immediate and free channel to the energy the Bladder Official holds in reserve, and that store underpins the basic workings of the Circulation-Sex Official. Location: On the back, 2 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T4 and T5 spinous processes. |
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From Class
- Melissa: Oil that resonates with BL-14 Jueyinshu; apply a drop on the point. (Yuen)