LR 13 Acupuncture Point is called as zhāng mén. Zhang means screen. Men means door. This point is below the hypochondrium, which acts like a screen for the internal organs
LR 13 Acupuncture Point Location
On the lateral abdomen, slightly inferior and anterior to the tip of the free end of the eleventh rib. Needle perpendicularly or obliquely 0.5 – 0.8 cun.
Anterior and inferior to free end of 11th rib
LR 13 Acupuncture Point Names
章⾨ zhāng mén
Liver 13 Camphorwood Gate
Speciality
- Front Mu Point of the Spleen that connects with Back Shu BL20
- Meeting Point on the Liver Channel with the Gall Bladder, Kidney, Heart, Spleen and Lung Channels
- Completion Gate
- Hui-Gathering Point of the Zang
Functions
- Regulates Liver qi
- Fortifies the Spleen
- Harmonizes Liver and Spleen
Indication
- Vomiting
- Abdominal Distention
- Diarrhea
- Indigestion
- Pain in the dorso-lumbar region, hypochondriac region, costal region
- propensity to anger, distention and pain of the abdomen, borborygmus, diarrhea and loss of appetite, constipation
- running piglet
Diseases
Abdominal, hypochondriac region and chest pain.
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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