[Idea of shen-brain-orifice in the acupuncture system of Xingnao Kaiqiao]

Academician SHI Xue-min innovatively proposed that "closed minds and shen don't guide the qi " is the general pathogenesis of stroke, and created the Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture therapy, which is based on the theory of "brain" and the idea of "treating shen" is the core connotation. It is based on "Xing Nao" "Xing Shen" and "adjust shen". The clinical application has also extended to different types of diseases. Despite the differences in the allocation of acupoints, the therapeutic principles are always related to the shen, brain and orifice. In this paper, the author explains the meaning and interrelationship of shen, brain, and orifice by quoting ancient literature and the views of modern scholars, which is helpful to understand and inherit the academic thought of academician SHI Xue-min.