LV13 Zhangmen (Bright Gate)
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Location
On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib.
Categories
- Front-Mu point of the Spleen
- Hui-Meeting point of the Zang organs
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; caution with spleen.
Indications
Conditions for which LV13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationAngerAnxietyLoss of AppetiteStomach RumblingCommon ColdConstipationConstriction OesophagusCoughCounterflow InversionQi DeficiencyDiarrheaPsychological Mad Walking DisorderAbdominal BloatingFocal BloatingDry MouthBreathing ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsShortness of BreathEmaciationEpilepsyFibroids / Masses Ju Ji AbdomenFibroids Masses Ju Ji AbdomenChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessHeatUnable to Raise ArmShoulder StiffnessSpinal StiffnessTurning StiffnessWaist Bending StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility ShoulderImmobility SpineImmobility TurningImmobility Waist BendingInjury Spleen - Over FullnessInjury Spleen- Over-fullnessInjury Stomach Over FullnessInjury Stomach Over-fullnessJaundiceOedema StoneAbdominal PainLower Back PainHeart PainRibs PainLumbar Spine PainQi Running PigletSpread LiverUndigested Food in StoolTympanites / Drum BellyTympanites Drum BellyFrequent UrinationVomitingLimbs Weakness
TCM actions
What classical sources say LV13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Regulate Jiao LowerBenefit Regulate Jiao MiddleBenefit Regulate LiverBenefit Regulate QiBenefit Regulate SpleenBenefit SpleenRegulate Jiao LowerRegulate Jiao MiddleRegulate LiverRegulate QiRegulate Spleen
Protocols using LV13
- Dry Mouth – PC03, LV13 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Rib Pain – TB05, TB08, LV13 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Epigastric Pain, Dyspepsia Functional, Burning Epigastric – ST36, ST44, SP09, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1845-3 ↗)
- Chemotherapy Nausea, Vomiting Chemotherapy-induced, Cinv – ST25, ST36, PC06, LV13, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1927-2 ↗)
- Hyperglycemia, Prediabetes, Impaired Glucose Tolerance – LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, GV09 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2014-4 ↗)
- Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗)
- Vomiting, Nausea, Cholelithiasis, Bitter Taste, Back Pain, Abdomen Upper Pain, Gallstone, Gallbladder Tenderness, Abdomen Upper Fullness, Gallbladder Motility Impaired – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
- Constipation, Nausea, Liver Pain, Cancer Pain – LI04, ST36, BL17, BL18, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S456874 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Muscular, Posture Forward, Posture Lateral Trunk Bending, Dysphasia, Micrographia, Pisa Syndrome – ST40, SI03, BL21, BL62, KD06, LV03, LV08, LV13, GV20 (doi:10.7759/cureus.70860 ↗)
- Obesity, Appetite Excessive, Overweight, Appetite Increased – ST25, BL20, BL21, BL25, LV13, CV12 (doi:10.2147/DMSO.S487877 ↗)
- Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Cancer-related Palliative – LU09, ST25, ST36, KD07, PC07, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10430-6 ↗)
- Nausea, Bloating, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Gastroparesis Diabetic, Gastroparesis, Diabetes Gastrointestinal Dysfunction – LU01, LU09, ST25, ST36, ST37, SP03, LV13, CV12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230690 ↗)
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Asthma Intermittent, Asthma Mild – LU01, LU05, LU07, LU09, LU11, LI04, LI06, LI20, ST13, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT03, HT05, HT07, SI03, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, KD06, KD08, KD27, PC06, TB05, TB15, GB03, GB34, GB40, GB41, LV02, LV03, LV08, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV17, CV21, GV04, GV13 (doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 ↗)
- Stress, Fatigue, Sedentary Behavior Office Worker – ST02, ST25, HT07, BL02, KD03, PC06, LV13, LV14, GV24 (doi:10.3389/fpubh.2026.1744556 ↗)
- Abdominal Bloating, Diarrhea Ibs, Fatigue Spleen-stomach Deficiency, Anxiety Spirit Disturbance – ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, PC06, LV13, CV04, CV12, GV20 (doi:10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2024.06.009 ↗)
- Lymphedema Upper Limb, Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema, Spleen-kidney Yang Deficiency – LU01, BL13, BL20, BL23, GB25, LV13 (doi:10.13260/j.cnki.jfjtcm.2026.02002 ↗)
- Spleen-qi Deficiency, Allergic Disease, Middle-qi Deficiency – BL20, BL21, LV13, CV12 (doi:10.13463/j.cnki.cczyy.2025.11.009 ↗)
- Muscle Atrophy Denervation, Sciatic Nerve Injury – BL20, LV13 (doi:10.13193/j.issn.1673-7717.2025.11.021 ↗)
- Gastritis Chronic – ST36, ST44, PC06, LV13, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.13193/j.issn.1673-7717.2015.06.078 ↗)
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver-gut Dysfunction – SP15, KD16, LV13, CV04 (doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2025.08.022 ↗)
- Obesity, Overweight – ST21, ST25, SP09, SP14, SP15, BL20, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230219-k0001 ↗)
- Obesity – ST25, ST28, ST36, ST37, SP06, BL20, BL21, BL23, KD03, TB06, LV13, CV04, CV07, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60033-3 ↗)
- Dementia Senile – ST36, ST40, SP03, SP06, BL15, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL23, KD01, KD03, PC06, PC08, LV02, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV04, CV06, CV14, CV17, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH05 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 ↗)
- Menorrhagia, Spleen Deficiency, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Menstruation Irregular, Bleeding Menstrual Excessive, Ovulatory Dysfunction – ST36, SP06, SP10, KD03, LV13, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.008 ↗)
- Prediabetes – LI04, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, SP06, SP09, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV12, GV09 (doi:10.12669/pjms.41.6.12153 ↗)
- Anovulation, Uterine Bleeding Abnormal – LI04, ST36, SP04, SP06, SP10, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, KD03, LV03, LV13, CV04, CV06, GV03, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.008 ↗)
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis – BL19, GB24, GB34, LV13, XL06 (doi:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001487 ↗)
- Anemia, Anemia Iron Deficiency – BL17, GB39, LV13 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.6.263 ↗)
- Cancer Pain, Cancer Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma – LI04, ST36, BL17, BL18, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S456874 ↗)
- Parkinson's Disease, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Muscular, Posture Forward, Posture Lateral Trunk Bending – ST40, SI03, BL21, BL62, KD06, LV03, LV08, LV13, GV20 (doi:10.7759/cureus.70860 ↗)
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – LI04, ST25, ST36, SP06, SP15, LV03, LV13, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13020-023-00724-w ↗)
- Diaphragm Dysfunction – SP21, BL20, BL23, LV13 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.09.001 ↗)
- Damp – SP03, SP06, SP09, BL20, BL22, BL23, LV13, CV04, CV06 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- General Weakness, General Weakness – ST36, BL23, LV13, CV04, CV06, GV04 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Limb Weakness, Limb Weakness – LI10, ST36, SP03, LV13 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Anxiety, Headache, Constipation, Insomnia, Nausea, Nervousness, Hiccup, Abdominal Pain, Stomach Bloating, Stomach Pain, Anorexia, Eructation – ST03, ST40, SP01, SP03, SP09, HT07, BL20, BL21, KD03, PC06, GB34, LV03, LV13, CV05, CV06, CV12 (Zhao Yaping, Ding Min, Wang Yanjun. Forty Cases of Gastrointestinal Neurosis Treated by Acupuncture. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 207-209)
- Fracture Chest Pain, Fracture Abdomen Pain – GB24, GB25, GB26, LV13, LV14, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV19 (백승원 et al.. 골절에 침 치료를 적용한 2013년 이후 증례보고 문헌고찰. 한방재활의학과학회지, 2021)
- Qi Dysregulation, Liver-spleen-kidney Disharmony – LI04, ST25, ST36, SP04, SP06, KD03, KD06, PC06, LV03, LV13, LV14, CV06, CV12, CV17, GV20 (王菊枚冯丝丝吕玉兰任雨柔杨国顺曾涛顾力华. 疏调理论指导下从肝脾肾着手针刺调气选穴组方的特点与规律. 中医临床研究 ., 2023 [CNKI])
- Liver Qi Stagnation, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Spleen Dampness – TB06, GB34, LV13 (刘可佳姚伟伟韩超汝焦睿珉赵静洁. 基于《中华医典》的针灸治疗非酒精性脂肪性肝病的选穴规律分析. 中西医结合肝病杂志 ., 2025 [CNKI])
- Obesity – ST21, ST25, ST36, HT07, PC06, LV03, LV13, CV12, GV20, CYC01, TF10 (Woźniak Piotr et al.. [The effectiveness of low-calorie diet or diet with acupuncture treatment in obese peri- and postmenopausal women].. Ginekologia polska, 2003)
- Abdominal Pain, Hypofunction Spleen Yang, Abdominal Pain, Hypofunction Spleen Yang – ST36, BL20, BL21, LV13, CV06, CV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Spleen Deficiency, Diarrhoea Chronic, Spleen Deficiency, Diarrhoea Chronic – ST36, SP03, BL20, LV13, CV12 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Malaria, Splenomegaly – SI03, PC05, TB02, GB41, LV13, GV13, GV14, XB04 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside LV13
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LV13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles23 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre19 protocols
- BL20Spleen Shu Point18 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate14 protocols
- LV03Great Surge14 protocols
- CV06Sea Of Qi13 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot13 protocols
- BL21Stomach Shu Point12 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate12 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection11 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley9 protocols
- LV14Qi Cycle Gate9 protocols