Knowledge Base/Acupoints/Zhangmen
Educational and cultural reference only — not medical advice. We do not diagnose, do not prescribe, do not recommend medicines or doses, and make no claim to treat or cure any condition. Nothing here should delay you from seeking care. If you have a health concern, consult a licensed healthcare professional.
LR13 · 足厥阴肝经

Zhangmen zhāng mén · 章门

Location. On the lateral abdomen, below the free end of the eleventh rib.

Category. Front-mu of the Spleen · hui of the zang 脾之募穴·脏会

The front-mu point of the Spleen and the meeting point of the five zang; classical texts relate it to the flank.

定位。侧腹部,第11肋游离端下方。

特定穴。Front-mu of the Spleen · hui of the zang 脾之募穴·脏会

脾之募穴,又是八会穴之脏会,传统记载与胁肋相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The liver on the right and the spleen on the left lie just beneath. Needling is superficial and oblique - a practitioner skill.

Other points on the Foot Jueyin Liver

13 related entries.

XingjianLR2 · 行间TaichongLR3 · 太冲QimenLR14 · 期门LigouLR5 · 蠡沟QuquanLR8 · 曲泉DadunLR1 · 大敦ZhongfengLR4 · 中封Zhongdu (Medial)LR6 · 中都XiguanLR7 · 膝关YinbaoLR9 · 阴包ZuwuliLR10 · 足五里YinlianLR11 · 阴廉JimaiLR12 · 急脉

← All Acupoints entries