Literal meaning "pass gate". Guan, a pass; door, a place of entry and exit. The point is in the upper abdomen, which is the gateway of the gastrointestinal passage.

【Location】

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Under Liangmen (ST21), Taiyi (ST23) on the foot, in the middle of the yangming vein, and on the outside of the point";
• Qianjin Yaofang‧: "In Liangmen (ST21) next inch";
• Leijing Tuyi: "To Jianli (CV11)".

【Anatomy】

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

【Manipulation】

Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 ~ 5 strong, moxibustion with moxa stick 10 ~ 15 minutes.

【Efficacy】

Regulates the gastrointestinal tract, relieves distention and resolving accumulation and stagnation.

• Classical: abdominal distension and fullness, gas accumulation, bowel pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, epigastralgia, acute pain in the navel, edema, drowning, constipation, phlegm, malaria, coldness, abdominal middle qi You Ding suffers from acute navel and heavy body swelling.
• Modern: acute and chronic gastritis.

【Recipe】

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