Xinshu (BL15)
Xinshu (BL15), “Heart Shu”, is a point on the Bladder meridian. It is point 15 of the 67 on the channel. Back-Shu of the Heart: nourishes Heart Blood and calms the Shen.
Location
On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra (T5).
Functions according to tradition
Back-Shu of the Heart: nourishes Heart Blood and calms the Shen.
Traditional indications
- Palpitations
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
- Anxiety
- Coughing blood
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Located on the back, on the inner branch of the Bladder channel, at the level of the organ it relates to. Tradition prefers it for chronic disorders and disorders of the zang organs.
Precautions
Pneumothorax risk: needle obliquely towards the spine, never perpendicularly or deeply.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- GV11 Shendao (Du Mai (Governing Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations, Poor memory
- CV14 Juque (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- HT7 Shenmen (Heart): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations, Poor memory
- PC6 Neiguan (Pericardium): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- PC7 Daling (Pericardium): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
- EX-HN22 Anmian (Extraordinary points): Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitations
Point profile
- Code
- BL15
- Pinyin name
- Xīn Shù
- Characters
- 心俞
- Translation
- Heart Shu
- Meridian
- Bladder
- Element
- Water
- Classification
- Back-Shu
- Topics
- Heart, Calming
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