07 BL46 Geguan Diaphragm Gate膈關
BL46 Geguan
Diaphragm Gate

膈關穴

LOCATION

On the back, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the posterior midline.

Features

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Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The sixth and seventh posterior branches of the thoracic nerve include medial and lateral branches, intercostal arteries and veins.

Indication

Intercostal nerve pain,chest pain,gastrorrhagia,enteritis.

Combinations

Vomit,belching,chest pain:BL 46 & CV 22 & PC 06.
Stomach pain,enteritis:BL 46 & ST 36 & SP 04.
Aversion to cold,stiff spine and pain :BL 46 & BL 54 & BL 64.

穴位

在背部,當第7胸椎棘突下,旁開3寸。

特點

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同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

第六、七胸神經後支的內側皮支及外側支,肋間動、靜脈。

適應症

肋間神經痛,膈肌痙攣,胃出血,腸炎。

穴位配伍療法

嘔吐,噯氣,膈肌痙攣:1.膈關 2.天突 3.內關
胃痛,腸炎:1.膈關 2.足三里 3.公孫
背惡寒痛急強,難以挽仰:1.膈關 2.秩邊 3.京骨