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T.33.11

Gan Men

Star

肝門 (Gān Mén) — Liver Gate

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 3 — Forearm (三三部位) · point 33.11

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

  • Digestion
  • Liver & jaundice

Cautions & contraindications

  • Liver conditions

Location

On the ulnar side of the palmar forearm, 6 cun proximal to the wrist crease, on the anterior border of the ulna.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: T.33.11 · Forearm
Fig. — T.33.11 · Forearm After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: T.33.11 · Forearm

T.33.11 · Forearm · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

Bones of the forearm — Gray's Anatomy plate
Bones of the forearm Gray's Anatomy, 1918
Bones of the forearm — Gray's Anatomy plate

Bones of the forearm · Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

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

  • Liver conditions
Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular
⚠ Cautions: Tung's texts specify needling the left arm only for liver complaints; needling both arms is said to weaken the effect.

Functions

  • Clears damp-heat from the Liver
  • Relieves hepatitis and abdominal pain

Indications

Acute and chronic hepatitisjaundiceabdominal pain and distensionenteritis

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 3 — Forearm (三三部位)

Correspondence: Images the Liver.

Clinical Notes

With Chang Men and Xin Men, one of the three 'Gate' points of the ulnar forearm, each imaging a different organ.

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