Zhangmen LV13

NAMES - MERIDIAN:

• Zhangmen, Gate of the Ordering – Liver meridian

• Huyệt Chương môn – Kinh Túc quyết âm can

• Porte de l'Ordre – Méridien du foie

• 章門, zhāng mén – 足厥阴肝经

• jang mun 장문, shō mon – 족궐음간경

The Zhangmen acupoint is the 13th acupoint of the Liver Meridian.

Other Vietnamese names: 

Truong Binh, Lac lieu, Quy Lac...

Abbreviated in English : 

LV13

THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS:

• Relieve back, chest, side pain.

• Cure inflammation and regulate the functioning of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys...

INDICATIONS :

Abdominal distension, discordance of the spleen, vomiting, indigestion, cholera, dysentery, intercostal neuralgia, diseases of the viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys).

ASSOCIATIONS :

The Zhangmen Acupoint can be combined with other acupoints to increase therapeutic potential:

• Combined with Bi Can acupoints (Extraodinaire acupoint), Qimen acupoint LV14 and Weishu acupoint BL21 to treat hookworms, enlarged liver and spleen

• Combined with Geshu BL17 acupoint and Shangwan CV13 acupoint to treat food vomiting

• Combined with Geshu acupoint BL17, Lieque acupoint LU7, Dadun acupoint LV1, Sanjiaoshu acupoint BL22, Shenshu acupoint BL23 and Pishu acupoint BL20 to treat hematuria

• Combined with Zhigou TE6 acupoint and Yuanye GB22 acupoint to treat acne

• Combined with Zhigou TE6 acupoint, Yanglingquan acupoint GB34 and Weizhong acupoint BL40 to treat typhoid but flank pain

• Combined with Zhaohai KD6 acupoint and Taibai SP3 acupoint to treat constipation

• Combined with Yangjiao GB35 acupuncture points and Shimen CV5 acupoint treat restlessness, upside down qi

• Combined with Rangu KI2 acupuncture points to treat acute glomerulonephritis

• Combined with Guanyuan CV4 acupoint, Shenshu BL23 acupoint and Tianshu ST25 acupoint to treat dysentery

• Combined with Taibai SP3 acupuncture points to treat constipation

• Combined with Tianshu ST25 acupuncture points to treat sour swallowing

• Combined with Ciliao BL32 acupuncture points to treat back pain that cannot be rotated

• Combined with Zhongwan CV12 acupuncture points to treat long-term stagnation, poor digestion in children

• Combined with Pishu BL20 acupoint, Tianshu acupoint ST25 and Zusanli acupoint ST36 to treat inflammatory bowel disease

References:

Many documents of traditional medicine of China and Vietnam

TECHNICAL NOTES :

• Needle: Inclination 0.3-0.5 CUN. Do not insert too deeply to avoid liver or spleen damage.

• Moxibustion 5-10 minutes

LOCATION AND FIND THE ACUPOINT:

Please watch the instructions in the video