T.66.05

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門金 (Mén Jīn) — Gate of Metal

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 6 — Foot and Dorsum (六六部位) · point 66.05

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Digestion
Bowel health
Menstrual & women's health

Location

On the dorsum of the foot, between the second and third metatarsal bones, in the depression proximal to the junction of the two bones — just proximal to ST43.

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

Body map, front: T.66.05 · Foot — Fig. — T.66.05 · Foot After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the foot, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the foot, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun

Angle: Perpendicular, angled proximally against the bone

Functions

Harmonises the Stomach and intestines
Relieves abdominal pain and cramping
Relieves migraine

Indications

Acute abdominal pain and cramping — a primary indicationgastroenteritis, diarrhoea and vomitingdysmenorrhoeamigraine and temporal headachemenstrual abdominal pain

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 6 — Foot and Dorsum (六六部位)

Correspondence: Images the Stomach and intestines; lies on the Stomach channel's territory between the second and third metatarsals.

Clinical Notes

One of the fastest-acting points in the system for acute abdominal cramping; relief is often reported within a minute of insertion.

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