Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
ST-24
Huaroumen
Slippery Flesh Gate
Autres nomsDoor of Slippery Flesh · Sliding Door of Flesh · Lubrication Food Gate
- Méridien
- Estomac
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Localisation
- 011 cun above the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to REN-9 Shuifen.
- 02On the abdomen, 1 cun above the umbilicus and 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with REN-9 Shuifen.
Puncture
- 01Insert straight, 1 to 2 cun deep.
- 02Needle perpendicularly to a depth of 0.7 to 1 cun.
- 03Moxibustion can be applied.
- 04Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- 05Caution: in thin patients, needling too deeply may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
Actions
- Resolves Phlegm
- Settles the Shen
- Regulates the Stomach
- Stops vomiting
- Aids digestion of food
- Loosens the whole body
Indications
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Stomach pain
- Protruding tongue
- Rigid tongue
- Vomiting of blood
- Insanity
- Vomiting
- Manic-depressive disorder
- Lotus-flower tongue
- Epigastric pain
Notes
- This point helps when either the body or the mind/Shen feels stuck.
- It is a favorable point for dancers.