腸門 (Cháng Mén) — Intestine Gate
Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 3 — Forearm (三三部位) · point 33.10
Traditionally used for
- Dizziness
- Digestion
- Bowel health
- Liver & jaundice
Location
On the ulnar side of the palmar forearm, 3 cun proximal to the wrist crease, on the anterior border of the ulna.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.
3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.
Approximate placement, carried over from our 2D body map onto a single adult male model (BodyParts3D) and checked against the point's location text. Shown on one side of the body. Locate the point on your patient by the location text and palpation, not by this model.
- Cun on this part of the body
- From the cubital crease to the wrist crease: 12 B-cun (WHO 2008, General Guidelines, Proportional Bone (Skeletal) Measurements, p. 12). On the model, the cubital crease = line between the humeral epicondyles. On the model, the wrist crease = line between the radial and ulnar styloid tips.
- Needle angle and depth
- Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.
3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.
Needling
Functions
- Regulates the intestines and stops diarrhoea
Indications
In Master Tung's System
Correspondence: Images the intestines.
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