Name

膈關

• Ge Guan
• Barrier of the Diaphragm

Location

Below T7, 3 CUN lateral to Governing Vessel, beside BL-17. At the level of the inferior angle of the scapula.

Actions

• Back pain, rigidity of the spine. Stabbing pain when straightening.

It is the boundary between the Upper and Middle Burners, can be used to treat both:

• Breathlessness, oppression of the chest: + PC-6 and BL-17
• Cannot eat, vomiting, belching: + CV-12, ST-36

Treatment

• Needling 0.5 CUN slanted towards the spine
• Moxibustion