UB-15 Xinshu - Heart Correspondence

More Spirit Names: Heart Shu, Heart's Hollow

English:	Heart Shu
Also Known As:	Heart's Hollow Heart Correspondence

Location

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra level with DU-11 Shendao.
Note: Locate at the highest point of the paraspinal muscles.

Straight insertion, slanted slightly toward the spine, 1 to 1,5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness sometimes extending towards the ribs.
Transverse insertion, pointed downward along the muscle, 1 to 2 cun/. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
Caution: Care should be taken not to insert the needle too deeply, to avoid puncturing the lung.
Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Oblique insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Transverse-oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Caution: perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion away from the spine carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.

REN-14 Jiaque	UB-14 Jueyinshu	HT-7 Shenmen PC-6 Neiguan GB-34 to SP-9 Yanglinquan to Yinlingquan
Neurasthenia Agitation of the Heart	Rheumatic Heart disease	Cardiac arrhythmias
HT-7 Shenmen ST-40 Fenglong	UB-17 Geshu SP-10 Xuehai SP-6 Sanyinjiao	UB-23 Shenshu
Pulmonary Heart disease	Buerger's disease	Weak Kidneys and lumbar region with spermatorrhea
HT-7 Shenmen ST-41 Jiexie PC-7 Daling	SJ-10 Tianjing DU-11 Tiandao	SJ-10 Tianjing REN-14 Jiaque
Weeping with grief	Sadness, anxiety and disorientation	Heart disorientation
HT-7 Shenmen LU-11 Shaoshang KI-1 Yongquan	PC-6 Neiguan SI-3 Houxi HT-7 Shenmen SP-1 Yinbai	UB-18 Ganshu ST-12 Quepen REN-14 Jiaque REN-15 Jiuwei
Dementia	Epilepsy	Coughing and spitting Blood
UB-11 Dazhu
Depression in the chest

This a very important point for many Heart conditions.
Use with moxa to stimulate the brain.
Be careful only 3 cones per treatment.
It is equally useful for Excess and Deficiency.
As a Back-Shu point of a Yin organ, it is mainly used to tonify. It is the basic point for palpitations.

Spirit of the Point	Heart Correspondence is the inner Associated Effect Point (AEP) of the Heart, a direct line to the Supreme Controller. When heartbreak, emotional distress or weak Blood hit the Heart, control is lost and calm gives way to chaos, anxiety and disorientation, and the warmth and radiance of Fire turn into sadness and despair. It is useful when Command points have brought change that is not yet solid enough; moxa here then helps.
Worsley	Opens to the Heart Official a direct, immediate and free channel to the energy the Bladder Official holds in reserve, and that store underpins the basic workings of the Supreme Controller. Worsley gives it as a First Aid point for heart failure. Location: On the back, 2 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T5 and T6 spinous processes. Needle depth: 3 fen Moxa: 3 cones
When to Consider	When the Heart has taken a severe whack For a sense of deadness below the heart When heart and head are not coordinated When chaos, anxiety and disorientation have replaced calm When there is sadness, despair and depression When Command point treatment has brought change that is not yet solid
Notes	Use with great care Use moxa and needle when the Heart has taken a severe whack Has a special relationship to a Fire Causative Factor (CF)

BL-15 Xinshu: Heart shu quiets the shen. (Yuen)
Benzoin or frankincense: Oil that resonates with BL-15 Xinshu; apply a drop on the point. (Yuen)
Postnatal depression — Heart-Blood deficiency points: HT-5, HT-7, Ren-14, Ren-15, BL-15, LV-8, Du-20, Ren-4, ST-36, SP-6, Du-19, PC-6; reinforcing (Du-19 even); moxa applicable. (Maciocia)

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.