Knowledge baseAcupuncture points
M-HN-1
Sishencong
Four Alert Spirit
Also known asFour Intelligence · Four Mind Hearing
- Channel
- Extra points
Location
A set of four points on the vertex, each 1 cun from DU-20 Baihui — one anterior, one posterior, and one on each lateral side.
Needling
- 01Insert subcutaneously to a depth of 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may also be used.
- 03Oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 04Insert transversely, 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Actions
- Calms internal Wind
- Settles the Shen
- Benefits vision and hearing
Indications
- Headache
- Vertigo
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
- Epilepsy
- Unilateral headache
- Generalized headache
- Eye disorders
- Sensation of swelling at the vertex
- Neurasthenia
- Seizures
- Windstroke
- Manic-depressive disorder
- Dizziness
- Deafness
Notes
Needle either as a group of four or via through-needling from DU-20 Baihui.