03 ST21 Liangmen Ridge Gate 梁門
ST21 Liangmen
Ridge Gate

梁門穴

LOCATION

On the upper abdomen, 4 cun above the center of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to anterior 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 eighth Intercostal nerve branch, the eighth intercostal artery and vein branch, and the abdominal wall artery and vein branch.

Indication

Gastrospasm,canker,gestritis,neuroses of the stomach,enteritis,diarrhea,indigestion。 Epigastric pain, accumulations of food in the abdomen a/or palpable masses, vomiting. Diarrhea, poor appetite, anorexia.

Combinations

Stomach pain,abdominal distension,vomit :ST 21 & SP 04 & ST 36 & PC 06.
Sloppy stool: ST 21 & BL 21 & BL 20 & BL 23 & ST 37.

穴位

在上腹部,當臍中 3寸,距前正中線2寸。

特點

-/-

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

第八肋間神經分支,第八肋間動、靜脈分支及腹壁上動、靜脈分支。

適應症

消化系統疾病:胃痙攣,潰瘍病,胃炎,胃神經官能症,腸炎,痢疾,消化不良。

穴位配伍療法

胃痛,腹脹,嘔吐:梁門配公孫、足三里、內關。
便溏、溫腎健脾:梁門配胃俞、脾俞、腎俞、上巨虛。