Shen Men 神門 (HT 7)
| TRANSLATION: | Spirit Gate |
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| TYPE: | Yuan-source, Shu-stream, Earth, Sedation |
| LOCATION: | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist, on the radial side of the tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris, in the depression at the proximal border of the pisiform bone |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) 45° insertion; distal or proximal direction |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.3-0.5 cun, b) 0.5-1.0 cun |