New paper published: Shen, Yuan Shen and brain. The regulation of yuan shen and treatment of brain related disorders may mostly using the acupoints or stimulation zones on the head and Du mai Dao-qi.

In summary, yuan shen is the central governor of the other shen, and the brain is the house of yuan shen; brain qi is transported to the skull of the head by the du mai. Compared with the other shen in TCM, yuan shen is not explained in detail; therefore there were few treatment methods introduced. Even in the first statement in Ben Cao Gang Mu, Master Li did not explain the pathologies and any treatment methods. This shortage has limited the development and application of yuan shen in TCM. The regulation of yuan shen and treatment of brain related

disorders may mostly be a matter of using the acupoints or stimulation zones on the head, with some special techniques including scalp acupuncture and du mai daoqi technique.