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    BL 47

    Hunmen

    hún mén (魂門 )
    Hun Gate, Gate of the Ethereal Soul, Door of the Ethereal Soul
    Foot Taiyang - BL Channel

Hunmen (BL 47)

Location

3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of T9 and Ganshu (BL 18).

Indications
  • Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region, back pain
  • Vomiting, diarrhea
Applications
  • Spreads Liver qi, relaxes the sinews
  • Harmonizes the middle jiao
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle obliquely 0.3-0.5 cun. Perpendicular insertion is not advisable as it may cause pneumothorax.