Name
京門
- Jing Men
- Gate of the Kidneys
- Gate of the Capital
氣府
- Qi Fu
- Qi Repository
Location
Below the tip of the last floating rib, on the lateral side of the body.
Nature
Front-Mu point of Kidney
Actions
- Tonifies Kidney
- Lower backache, weakness in the lumbar region, muscle soreness. Hip pain.
- Fullness in Kidney, blockage: renal colic
- Difficulty with urination, scanty and dark urine
- Regulates intestines: borborigmus, constipation, abdominal pain, cold-type diarrhea
- Emotions: fearful person, prone to anxiety, worry
Comments
- It is a gate that must be kept closed
- It is used more for diagnosis than for treatment of Kidney pathology.
Treatment
- Needling: 0.3 CUN perpendicular
- Moxibustion