文档介绍：JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE NUMBER 70 OCTOBER 2002
TEFILLIN: AN ANCIENT
ACUPUNCTURE POINT
PRESCRIPTION FOR
MENTAL CLARITY
by Steven Schram
Introduction Baihui DU-20
Shangxing DU-23
Tefillin is an ancient Jewish prayer ritual that uses two small Shenting DU-24
leather boxes, each attached to a long, 9mm wide, leather
strap. One box is placed on the biceps of the weaker arm
while the second is placed on the head. The biceps strap is
tightly wound along the arm in a carefully prescribed
manner. The back of the head strap is tied in a knot and
carefully placed at the base of the skull.
The acknowledged purpose of the tefillin is to raise Fengfu DU-16
spiritual consciousness of the men who wear it. If we
examine where the knots and wrappings are placed from a
TCM point of view, it appears that the tefillin and wraps
form a potent acupuncture point formula focused on the
Governing vessel (Du Mai) and aimed at elevating the spirit further back at Shangxing DU-23; the exact placement of
and clearing the mind. weight will vary slightly depending on the size of the box.
The knot in the back (where the strap is tied together) is placed
The head tefillin just under the external occipital protuberance. This corre-
The head tefillin is the simplest to examine as its positioning sponds to Fengfu DU-16. Once the knot is in place, the side
is very explicitly d