ST-21 Liangmen - Bridge Gate
More Spirit Names: Beam Door, Beam Gate, Door of the Beam, Connecting Gate
| English: | Beam Gate |
| Also Known As: | Bridge Gate Door of the Beam Connecting Gate |
Location
- On the abdomen, 3 cun lateral to the midline and 4 cun superior to the umbilicus, level with REN-12 Zhongwan. (Secondary source)
- 4 cun above the umbilicus and 2 cun lateral to REN-12 Zhongwan.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Caution: in thin patients, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity. Deep needling on the right side may penetrate an enlarged Liver.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command Functions
Actions
- Regulates Qi
- Alleviates pain
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
- Transforms Stagnation
- Promotes the functions of the Stomach and Spleen
- Raises the Qi
- Stops diarrhea
- Subdues Rebellious Qi
- Stops vomiting
- Regulates and strengthens Spleen, Stomach and Middle Jiao
- Clears Middle Jiao Heat
- Reduces digestive Stagnation
Indications
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Combinations
| REN-12 | ||
Severe epigastric and abdominal pain, especially in the lateral costal regions | Stomach ulcers | Nervous dysfunction of the Stomach |
ST-44 | ST-34 | |
Clears Stomach Heat, for thirst and a burning feeling in the epigastrium | Acute pain |
Contraindications
Notes
- This is an important point for treating distention and pain due to Qi Stagnation.
- This is a major local point for treating gastric ulcer.
- This a wonderful point for someone who feels disjointed or fractured.
- Local point for Stomach problems, particularly those of an Excess nature.
- ST-21 lies level with REN-12 and supports its action.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Bridge Gate is where you arrive once you have passed through the gates: unity, harmony and peace. It is wonderful for someone whose mind moves forward while the body or emotions stay stuck behind, with a sense of disjointedness, of being fractured. Earth governs the transitions between seasons, and this point helps a person bring body, mind and spirit together through a time of transition. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the abdomen, 3 ACI from the midline and 4 ACI above the umbilicus level, beside REN-12. |
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From Class
- ST-24 (moxa) & ST-21 Liangmen: Moxa ST-24 to transform dampness; ST-21 for qi stagnation with a wiry pulse. (Yuen)
- Edema of pregnancy (Zi Zhong): SJ-6, BL-20, Ren-9, Ren-11, Ren-12, ST-36, SP-3, KI-7, ST-21, BL-22: Yi Zhi Ren with Shen Ling Bai Zhu San for weak Spleen; Li Yu Tang (carp, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang). (Lewis)