TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanton, Gary
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/10/22
TI  - The Chinese Ear Shenmen Point and the French Cosmonaut Point: Same or Different?
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 061
VL  - 09
IS  - 04
AB  - The Shenmen Point is an auricular acupuncture point that is also known in France as the Cosmonaut Point. It is widely utilized therapeutically for its property of reducing stress. In some ways it is a controversial point. Differences of opinion exist regarding the most appropriate name of the point, who discovered it first, its location within the triangular fossa, its best method of detection, its best method of stimulation, its actions, its indications, its contraindications, its therapeutic effects, and even its very existence. Furthermore, given the extent of controversy concerning the Shenmen and Cosmonaut points, one may reasonably question if they represent the same point, or two separate points. The aim of this report will be to review the similarities and differences of opinion regarding the Shenmen and Cosmonaut points, drawing mainly from French, German, Chinese, and American sources. The clinical implications of these comparisons will be summarized.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2404061
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2404061
ID  - Stanton2024
ER  -