ST22 Guanmen (Shutting The Gate)

關門guān ménGuanmen

Stomach Meridian

Location of acupuncture point ST22 Guanmen (Shutting The Gate)
21
Indications
3
Protocols
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Location

3 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV11.

Cautions

Avoid in acute abdominal conditions.

Indications

Conditions for which ST22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Poor AppetiteBenefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate QiBenefit UrinationStomach RumblingConstipationDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingDysenteryBedwetting FullnessMalaria PhlegmEdemaPainAbdominal PainPain Around NavelQi AbdomenRegulate IntestinesRegulate QiQi Abdomen SensationShivering

Protocols using ST22

  • Constipation, Obesity Abdominal, Defecation ImpairedST22, ST25, ST28, GB26, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.201042)
  • Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine, Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large IntestineLI01, LI03, LI09, LI11, ST22, ST25, SP04, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL27, BL28, BL37, BL39 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat SpleenST22, ST44, SP02, SP04, BL18, BL20, BL22 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)

Most often selected alongside ST22

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • SP04Grandfather Grandson2 protocols
  • ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
  • BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL20Spleen Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL22Sanjiao Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL27Small Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL28Bladder Shu Point1 protocols
  • BL37Gate Of Abundance1 protocols
  • BL39Outside Of The Crease1 protocols
  • CV04Original Qi Gate1 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre1 protocols