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Alternate names: 兑冲 duì chōng, Protuberant Hub; 兑骨 duì gǔ, Protuberant Bone; 兑中 duì zhōng, Protuberance; 锐中 ruì zhōng, Edge; 中都 zhōng dū, Central Metropolis

Channel: HT, hand lesser yīn (shào yīn) heart channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, toward the ulnar end of the wrist crease, in the depression on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon.

Classical location: Behind the palm, in the depression at the end of the protuberant bone [i.e., at the head of the ulna]. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: See HT-4.

Action: Quiets the heart and spirit; clears fire and cools provisioning; clears heart heat; regulates qì counterflow.

Modern indications: Heart pain; heart vexation; forgetfulness; fright palpitation; fearful throbbing; insomnia; yellowing of the eyes; mania and withdrawal; rib-side pain.

Classical indications: Dizziness; feeble-mindedness; epilepsy; retching of blood or vomiting of blood; visceral agitation (zàng zào); throat impediment (hóu bì); dryness of the throat with no desire to eat; panting and counterflow qì ascent; red facial complexion and tendency to laugh.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 1‒3 cones; pole 10‒20 min.

Point groups: Stream (shù) (earth) and source (yuán) point.

Point name meaning:

• 神 shén: spirit
• 门 mén: gate, door

HT-7 is especially effective in treating disorders of the spirit such as vexation, mania, poor memory, and insomnia. The character 神 (lǐ), spirit, thus brings to mind this point’s ability to treat spirit disorders as well as the heart’s function of storing the spirit. The pictograph 门 mén, meaning gate, can be thought of as a reference to acupuncture points in general, or as a way of likening this point to a gateway for treatment of the spirit. See acupoint names: origins, meanings, and translations.

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