BL44 Shentang (Spirit Hall)

神堂shén tángShentang

Bladder Meridian

Location of acupuncture point BL44 Shentang (Spirit Hall)
43
Indications
3
Protocols
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Location

3 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula.

Cautions

Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax.

Indications

Conditions for which BL44 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AsthmaBoil / Furuncle WoollyBoil Furuncle WoollyClove SoresCommon ColdConstriction OesophagusCoughDisease Heart AcuteDisease StomachShortness of BreathEnteritisFeverChest FullnessHemiplegiaHigh Blood PressureBack StiffnessImmobility BackNumbnessFoot NumbnessHand NumbnessPainArm PainBack PainLower Back PainChest PainHeadacheIntrascapular PainNeck PainShoulder PainStomach AchePapulesParalysisRebellion QiChannel StagnationOrgans Phase StagnationStrokeWind Cold Acute SyndromeWind-cold Acute SyndromeWind Cold Interior SyndromeWind-cold Interior SyndromeVomitingHeart Zang WeaknessWind Organs Phase

TCM actions

What classical sources say BL44 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate QiRegulate QiUnbind Chest

Protocols using BL44

  • Anxiety, Depression – BL15, BL18, BL44, CVC01, CYC08 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231114-k0002 ↗)
  • Stroke, Aphasia Broca – HT04, BL15, BL44, GB13, CV23, GV11, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
  • Psychological Restlessness Disorder, Psychological Restlessness Disorder – LI04, SP06, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL15, BL43, BL44, KD01, KD06, PC06, PC07, LV03 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)

Most often selected alongside BL44

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with BL44. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • BL15Heart Shu Point3 protocols
  • BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL43Vital Region Shu Point1 protocols
  • CV23Clean Spring1 protocols
  • CVC01Heart1 protocols
  • CYC08Liver1 protocols
  • GB13Spirit Root1 protocols
  • GV11Spirit Path1 protocols
  • GV24Spirit Court1 protocols
  • HT04Spirit Path1 protocols
  • HT05Inward Connection1 protocols
  • HT07Spirit Gate1 protocols

Other points on the Bladder Meridian

BL01BL02BL03BL04BL05BL06BL07BL08BL09BL10BL11BL12BL13BL14BL15BL16BL17BL18BL19BL20BL21BL22BL23BL24BL25BL26BL27BL28BL29BL30BL31BL32BL33BL34BL35BL36BL37BL38BL39BL40BL41BL42BL43BL45BL46BL47BL48BL49BL50BL51BL52BL53BL54BL55BL56BL57BL58BL59BL60BL61BL62BL63BL64BL65BL66BL67