Huangmen

1. 013 cun from the midline, level with UB-22 Sanjiaoshu and the lower edge of the first lumbar vertebra's spinous process.
2. 023 cun lateral to DU-5 Xuanshu, level with the lower edge of the first lumbar spinous process.

1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.5–1 cun.
2. 02Caution: needling deeply and perpendicularly risks injury to the Kidney.
3. 03Insert straight in, 1–1.5 cun.
4. 04Insert obliquely, 0.3–0.5 cun.
5. 05Moxibustion may be used.

• ·Relieves stagnation
• ·Benefits the breasts
• ·Regulates the San Jiao
• ·Promotes free flow of San Jiao Qi toward the Heart

• ·Epigastric pain
• ·Marked hardness below the Heart
• ·Constipation
• ·Upper abdominal pain
• ·Paralysis of the lower limb
• ·Breast disorders
• ·Breast pain
• ·Mastitis
• ·Lower back pain
• ·Abdominal mass

This point plays a key role regarding the space between the diaphragm and the Heart (Gaohuang). It governs the upward movement of San Jiao Qi toward the diaphragm, whereas UB-53 Baohuang governs its downward movement toward the uterus, genitals, and urinary system.