07 BL51 Huangmen Vitals Gate肓門
BL51 Huangmen
Vitals Gate

肓門穴

LOCATION

On the back, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar 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 lateral branch of the posterior branch of the twelfth thoracic nerve and the posterior branch of the first lumbar artery and vein.

Indication

Gastrospasm,gestritis,constipation;mastitis,psoas strain。

Combinations

Stomach pain,constipation:BL 51 & ST 21 & ST 34.
Difficulty in urination:BL 23 & BL 51.

穴位

在腰部,當第1腰椎棘突下,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

第十二胸神經後支的外側支和第一腰動、靜脈後支。

適應症

胃痙攣,胃炎,便秘;乳腺炎,腰肌勞損。

穴位配伍療法

胃痛,便秘:1.肓門 2.梁門 3.梁丘
小便不利:1.腎俞 2.肓門