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Shendao(GV11,神道) is an acupuncture point in the meridian named Governor Vessel.
Location
On the midline of the lower back, in the depression below the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra(T5).
Indication
- ①chest pain, palpitation;
- ②insomnia, poor memory, aphasia, epilepsy;
- ③bronchitis, asthma;
- ④rigidity along the spinal column, pain in the shoulder and back.
Method
Puncture obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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