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DU 11 (GV 11)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Shendao, Mind Way (Spirit Path)

Location
Below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Indications
Poor memory, anxiety, palpitation, pain and stiffness of the back, cough, cardiac pain.

Traditional Action
Regulates the Heart, calms the mind.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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