Zhangmen, Gate of the Ordering _ Liver meridian _ Acupoint LV13
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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 acupoint BL17 and Shangwan acupoint CV13 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 acupoint TE6 and Yuanye acupoint GB22 to treat acne
- Combined with Zhigou acupoint TE6, Yanglingquan acupoint GB34 and Weizhong acupoint BL40 to treat typhoid but flank pain
- Combined with Zhaohai acupoint KD6 and Taibai acupoint SP3 to treat constipation
- Combined with Yangjiao acupoint GB35 and Shimen acupoint CV5 to treat restlessness, upside down qi
- Combined with Rangu acupoint KI2 to treat acute glomerulonephritis
- Combined with Guanyuan acupoint CV4, Shenshu acupoint BL23 and Tianshu acupoint ST25 to treat dysentery
- Combined with Taibai acupoint SP3 to treat constipation
- Combined with Tianshu acupoint ST25 to treat sour swallowing
- Combined with Ciliao acupoint BL32 to treat back pain that cannot be rotated
- Combined with Zhongwan acupoint CV12 to treat long-term stagnation, poor digestion in children
- Combined with Pishu acupoint BL20, 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
Zhangmen, Gate of the Ordering _ Liver meridian _ Acupoint LV13:
