Zhangmen LV13
INFORMATION IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
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