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LR-14

期门

Qī Mén

Qimen

Location · 定位

乳头直下，第六肋间隙，前正中线旁开4寸

Directly below the nipple, in the 6th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Needling

斜刺或平刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

肝之募穴足太阴厥阴阴维脉交会穴

Actions · 功效

courses the liver and rectifies qi
quickens the blood and transforms stasis
fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the stomach

Indications · 主治

胸胁胀满疼痛chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain
呕吐、呃逆、吞酸vomiting, hiccup, acid regurgitation
乳痈、肝炎mastitis, hepatitis

Cautions

不可深刺，下方有肝脏。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-qi-men,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Qī Mén 期门 (Qimen) — LR-14},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/qi-men},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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