"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

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).

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1 cun below Taiyi (ST23)";
• Leijing Tuyi: "Opposite to Shuifen (CV9)".

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).