03 ST22 Guanmen Shutting the Gate 關門
ST22 Guanmen
Shutting the Gate

關門穴

LOCATION

On the upper abdomen, 3 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 artery and vein branch and the abdominal wall artery and vein branch; the eighth Intercostal nerve branch (inside is the transverse colon)

Indication

Gestritis,gastrospasm,enteritis,ascites,constipation;enuresis,swelling,edema . Abdominal pain, bloating, gurgling in the stomach/intestines (boborygmus). Diarrhea, constipation, poor appetite. Edema.

Combinations

Boweldiarrhea:ST22 & ST 36 & CV 09.
Abdominal distension,abdominal pain,indigestion:ST22 & CV 12 & ST 36 & ST 39 & BL 26.
Enuresis a:ST22 & HT 07 & BL 40.
Enuresis b:ST22 & LU 01 & HT 07.

穴位

在上腹部,當臍中上3寸,距前正中線2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

第八肋間動、靜脈分支及腹壁上動、靜脈分支;第八肋間神經分支(內部為橫結腸)

適應症

胃炎,胃痙攣,腸炎,腹水,便秘;遺尿,水腫。

穴位配伍療法

腸鳴腹瀉:1.關門 2.足三里 3.水分
腹脹,腹痛,消化不良:1.關門 2.中脘 3.足三里 4.下巨虛 5.關元
遺尿 a:1.關門 2.神門 3.委中
遺尿 b:1.關門 2.中府 3.神門