12 LR13 Zhangmen Broad Door 章門
LR13 Zhangmen
Broad Door

章門穴

LOCATION

On the lower border of the free end of 11th floating rib.

Features

Front-Mu Point of the spleen. One of the Eight Influential points ( Zang-organs convergence). Crossing Point of LR and GB Meridians.

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

Tenth intercostal nerve, end branch of intercostal artery.

Indication

indigestion,abdominal painabdominal distension,enteritisdiarrhea,hepatitiTEaundice,hepatomegaly,splenomegalia,malnutrition and indigestion syndrome;hypertension,chest and hypochondrium pain,peritonitis,fanre shortness of breath,oppression in the chest and tired limbs,lumbar pain. Assist with SP Deficient signs esp. from the LV invading the SP – pain and distention of the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea (or alternating), bloating, undigested food in the bowels. Hui Meeting Point of the Zang – tonify all Zang organs. Running Piglet Disorder.

Combinations

Vomit:LR 13 & ST 36 & SP 03.
Abdominal distension:LR 13 & ST 36 & ST 21.
Flatulence:CV 12 & LR 13 & ST 36.
Sensation of gas rushing:LR 13 & CV 07 & CV 05.
Stony edema:LR 13 & KI 02.
Chest and hypochondrium pain:LR 13 & PC 06 & GB 34.
Chest and hypochondrium fullness:LR 13 & ST 19.
Stiff lumbar,can‘t turnning:LR 13 & BL 32.
Constipation:LR 13 & KI 06 & SP 03.
Chronic enteritis:LR 13 & ST 25 & BL 20 & ST 36.

穴位

在側腹部,當第11肋游離端的下方;屈肘合腋時正當肘尖盡尖處。

特點

脾之募穴;交會穴,通足少陽;八會穴之臟會。

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

第十肋間神經、肋間動脈末支。

適應症

消化不良,腹痛腹脹,腸炎泄瀉,肝炎黃疸,肝脾腫大,小兒疳積;高血壓,胸脅痛,腹膜炎,煩熱氣短,胸悶肢倦,腰脊酸痛。

穴位配伍療法

嘔吐:1.章門 2.足三里 3.太白
腹脹:1.章門 2.足三里 3.梁門
氣在于腸胃不下:1.中脘 2.章門 3.足三里
賁豚上氣:1.章門 2.陰交 3.石門
石水:1.章門 2.然谷
胸脅痛:1.章門 2.內關 3.陽陵泉
胸脅支滿何療:1.章門 2.不容
腰脊強不得轉:1.章門 2.次髎
大便秘結不通:1.章門 2.照海 3.太白
慢性腸炎:1.章門 2.天樞 3.脾俞 4.足三里