Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
ST-21
Liangmen
Beam Gate
También conocido comoBridge Gate · Door of the Beam · Connecting Gate
- Canal
- Estómago
Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.
Localización
- 01On the abdomen, 3 cun from the midline and 4 cun above the umbilicus, level with REN-12 Zhongwan.
- 024 cun superior to the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to REN-12 Zhongwan.
Punción
- 01Needle straight in, 1–1.5 cun.
- 02Caution: in thin patients, deep insertion risks entering the peritoneal cavity; on the right side it may penetrate an enlarged Liver.
- 03Or needle straight in, 0.8–1 cun.
- 04Moxibustion may be used.
Acciones
- Regulates Qi
- Alleviates pain
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
- Transforms Stagnation
- Supports Stomach and Spleen function
- Lifts the Qi
- Stops diarrhea
- Calms rebellious Qi
- Stops vomiting
- Regulates and fortifies the Spleen, Stomach, and Middle Jiao
- Clears Heat from the Middle Jiao
- Relieves digestive stagnation
Indicaciones
- Epigastric pain
- Accumulation of Qi in the hypochondriac region
- Abdominal distention
- Slippery diarrhea
- Diarrhea
- Anorexia
- Stomach ache
- Nervous dysfunction of the Stomach
- Colic
- Duodenal ulcers
- Chronic loose stools
- Gastric prolapse
- Vomiting
- Poor appetite
- Borborygmus
- Undigested food appearing in the stool
- Gastric pain
- Gastric ulcer
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Abdominal or hypochondriac pain from Qi Accumulation
- Anal prolapse
- Indigestion
- Digestive disorders
Combinaciones
Notas
- An important point for treating distention and pain caused by Qi Stagnation.
- A key local point for gastric ulcer treatment.
- An excellent point for someone who feels fragmented or disjointed.