I am aware that the acupoint Stomach 41 has been used classically
for the emotions. Maybe also Ben Shen GB 13 and Shen ting Du 24?
They have the shen character that means "spirit" in their
name. My use of them is not because of their names but because from
books published by paradigm press and what senior clinicians or
other people say. Their naming does help me remember their possible
uses. But then at the moment I don't remember the name of say kidney
4 (which has been recorded in at least one pre modern times as useful
"when want to close doors and be inside all the time, not wanting
to go out?")
Marco
Marco,
Of course, when you say "classically," you mean historically
and according to what classic Chinese acupuncture texts say in
regards to the psychological effect of specific acupoints. And
in this context, "spirit" may mean the essence of something,
or the more subtle aspects of something. It could be interchangeable
for the mind and emotions, depending on the context.
Stomach 41 (picture)
is the "river point" of that channel. It drains or regulates
the flow of qi in the whole Stomach channel. It will indirectly
calm the Heart and drain sea of marrow. The Stomach channel crosses
acupoints Du 14, 26, and 24. These are 3 points with specific
psycho-emotional actions. Philippe Sionneau adds that all wrist
points treat psycho-emotional disorders. I'm speculating that
(according to Master Tong imaging taught me by Robert Chu; wrist
= ankle) the ankle points would too, and Stomach 41 is an ankle
point.
In the classics, Gallbladder channel (picture)
points were used as auxiliaries for psychological problems.
They were not considered major psychological points. My experience
is that GB44 and 43 drain heat that may come from the Gallbladder
or Liver, so they could discharge heat the either comes from,
or causes anger, frustration, and irritability.
Du 24/GV24 (picture),
according to Philippe Sionneau's research of the classics, is,
"a little known point rarely in modern acupuncture. It's
one of best points to calm the spirit. The ancients named it 'spirit
courtyard,' which makes it one of 9 'palaces' of the brain form
the Taoist tradition. You could also call it, "house of spirit."
It has numerous contemporary indications - agitation, stress,
depression, insomnia, me he qi, and zang zao. In the classics
it was used for dian, people who think they are possessed, deranged
speech, and inclination to excessive laughter. It can be used
as a calming point in diseases with heavy pain - it has a pain-relieving
and sedative action - it calms spirit to calm the pain."
Kidney 4 (picture)
is the luo (connecting) point of the channel. Some of its functions
to me look like a pattern of Kidney vacuity and Bladder repletion,
so I think of it as bringing the replete qi from the Bladder channel
back to the Kidney. Kidney channel vacuity leads to fear, so I
would think of the person who wants to stay inside all the time
as a Kidney vacuity social phobic. The possible Bladder repletion
could lead to back pain, headaches, eye pain, or even painful
urination. This is the best way I know of to understand the luo
(connecting) points - look at the relative states of the affected
channel and its paired channels.
Sources:
- Philippe Sionneau post-Pacific Symposium November 2002 seminar
on the Psycho-emotional Points According to the Classics
- Robert Chu (read an interview with
him)
- Peter Deadman's Manual of Acupuncture (check it out on Amazon.com)
Acupuncture Classics studied by Philippe Sionneau:
Lei Jing Tu Yi
Pu Ji Fang
Qian Jin Yao Fang
Qian Jin Yi Fang
Shen Ying Jing
Yi Xue Gang Mu
Yi Zong Jin Jian Ci Jiu Xin Fa
Zhang Shi Yi Tong
Zhen Jiu Da Cheng
Zhen Jiu Da Quan
Zhen Jiu Feng Yuan
Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing
Zhen Jiu Ji Cheng
Zhen Jiu Quan Sheng
Zhen Jiu Zi Sheng Jing
All the best!
B
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