"Guan" (關), a pass; "men" (門), door, a place of entry and exit. The point is in the upper abdomen, which is the gateway of the gastrointestinal passage, hence the name.

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Guanmen (ST22) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Below Liangmen (ST21), above Taiyi (ST23), at the middle of foot yangming meridian, extending outward from the point";
• Qianjin Yaofang: "One cun below Liangmen (ST21)";
• Leijing Tuyi: "Directly opposite Jianli (CV11)".

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• Muscles: Rectus abdominis and its sheath.
• Nerve: branch of the eighth intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: branches of the eighth intercostal artery and vein and superior epigastric artery and vein.

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Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 10 ~ 15 minutes.

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Regulate stomach and intestines, relieve bloating and fullness, resolve accumulation and stagnation.

• Classical: abdominal distension and fullness, gas accumulation, sudden intestinal rumbling and pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, epigastralgia, sharp pain around navel, edema, enuresis, constipation, malarial chills, wandering gas in the abdomen with acute pain around navel, heavy body and swelling.
• Modern: acute and chronic gastritis.

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• Enuresis: (1) Guanmen (ST22), Shenmen (HT7), Weizhong (BL40). (2) Guanmen (ST22), Zhongfu (LU1), Shenmen (HT7).