LOCATION: 0.5 cun lateral to Ren 14, 6 cun above the umbilicus
IMAGE: Youmen is a name for the pylorus. Also translated as "Hidden Door." This is a reference
to the Stomach Qi which runs deep & hidden from view below the point. "Youmen" may also refer
to the overlapping of the Chong Mo and the Kidney channel in this area. This, being yin within yin,
makes it a very "dark" or "hidden" place.
FUNCTIONS: Dispels Heat in Abdomen, Regulates Liver & Moves Qi, Sinks Stomach & Kidney
Qi, Stops Spasms, Tonifies Spleen Qi & Regulates Stomach,
INDICATIONS:
chronic gastritis
distended stomach
intercostal neuralgia
stomach spasms
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.7 cun. Avoid puncturing the liver. DEEP INSERTION IS
CONTRAINDICATED.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: J.C. Darrus: melancholia, loss of memory
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Stomach rebellious Qi due to Kidney Qi up: vomiting & abd pain
nervous person
movement in abdomen
