"Ji" (箕), dustpan; "men" (門), door. When the legs are spread apart while sitting on the ground, the posture resembles a dustpan, open like a door. The acupoint is located above this area, hence the name

bubble_chart Location

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the fish belly, between the two tendons, where the artery responds to touch";
• Qianjin Yifang: "In the inner thigh, where the pulse rises between muscles";
• Yixue Rumen: "6 cun above Xuehai (SP10)" ;
• Zhenfang Liuji: "5 cun below Qichong (ST30)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: medial border of sartorius muscle, with adductor magnus muscle located deeper.
• Nerve: anterior femoral cutaneous nerve, with saphenous nerve situated deeper.
• Vessels: great saphenous vein, with femoral artery and vein located deeper and laterally.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Perpendicular insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Direct moxibustion is prohibited; moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 10 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Regulate lower jiao, promote water metabolism.

• Classical: ischuria, difficulty in urination with white discharge, stranguria, enuresis, pain in groin.
• Modern: lower limb paralysis (e.g., sequelae of poliomyelitis, etc.), prostatitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Enuresis: Jimen (SP11), Tongli (HT5), Dadun (LR1), Pangguangshu ( BL28), Taichong (LR3), Weizhong (BL40), Shenmen (HT7).