Jingmen

1. 01On the lateral rib cage, below and just anterior/inferior to the free tip of the twelfth rib.
2. 02On the flank, directly below the twelfth rib.

1. 01Needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun deep.
2. 02Caution: in thin patients, deep needling risks penetrating the peritoneal cavity.
3. 03Straight insertion, 0.7 to 1 cun deep.
4. 04Puncture perpendicularly to a depth of 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
5. 05Moxibustion may also be applied.

Front-Mu point of the Kidney

• ·Tonifies the Kidney
• ·Regulates the water pathways
• ·Fortifies the Spleen
• ·Regulates the Intestines
• ·Strengthens the lumbar region

• ·Borborygmus
• ·Diarrhea from Cold or Dampness
• ·Abdominal distention
• ·Vomiting
• ·Lower abdominal pain
• ·Painful Shan disorder
• ·Spinal weakness
• ·Lumbar pain that prevents prolonged standing
• ·Lateral costal and back pain
• ·Pain on the medial aspect of the scapula
• ·Hip pain
• ·Hypochondriac pain
• ·Wasting-thirsting disorder of the Lower Jiao
• ·Painful urinary dysfunction
• ·Alternating fever and chills
• ·Lower abdominal cramps
• ·Kidney prolapse
• ·Difficult urination
• ·Dark urine
• ·Facial swelling
• ·Blocked flow of the water pathways
• ·Desire to drink
• ·Chills and fever
• ·Irritability with shortness of breath
• ·Nephritis
• ·Hernia
• ·Intercostal neuralgia
• ·Lumbago
• ·Restless fetus disorder due to Kidney Deficiency
• ·Dyspnea
• ·Kidney pain
• ·Stones in the upper urinary tract

This point's chief function is to support the Kidney-Spleen relationship.