bubble_chart Etymology "Huarou" (滑肉), slippery meat, refers to the sheath of rectus abdominis muscle; "men" (門), door, the entry and exit point, refers to the acupoint. The point is located at the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle, hence its name.
bubble_chart Location
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Huaroumen (ST24) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
in the upper abdomen, 1 cun above the navel (
Shuifen (CV9)) and 2 cun lateral to the midline, at the level 1 cun above
Tianshu (ST25).
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: Rectus abdominis and its sheath.
- Nerve: Ninth intercostal nerve branches.
- Vessels: branches of the ninth intercostal artery and vein and inferior epigastric artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 10 ~ 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
- Classical: stiff tongue, hematemesis, various stomach diseases, prolapse of rectum, madness, epilepsy, vomiting, tongue thrusting.
- Modern: abdominal pain, vomiting.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Tongue protrusion: Huaroumen (ST24), Shaohai (HT3), Wenliu (LI7).
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