ST22 Guanmen (Shutting The Gate)
關門guān ménGuanmen
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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 AppetiteStomach RumblingConstipationDiarrheaAbdominal BloatingDysenteryBedwetting FullnessMalaria PhlegmEdemaPainAbdominal PainPain Around NavelQi AbdomenQi Abdomen SensationShivering
TCM actions
What classical sources say ST22 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using ST22
- Constipation, Obesity Abdominal, Defecation Impaired – ST22, ST25, ST28, GB26, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.201042 ↗)
- Depression Cancer-related – ST22, PC06 (doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1717290 ↗)
- Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine, Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine – LI01, 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 Spleen – ST22, 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