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Alternate names: 命关 mìng guān, Life Pass

Channel: SP, Foot Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Spleen Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cùn lateral to the midline.

Classic location: One cùn and six fēn below Celestial Ravine (SP-18), and six cùn from the midline of the chest. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The thoracoepigastric vein. The lateral cutaneous branch of the 5th intercostal nerve.

Action: Rectifies qì and disinhibits water; courses the triple burner.

Modern indications: Rib-side distension and pain; belching; stomach reflux; abdominal distension; water swelling.

Classic indications: Thunderous rumbling in the diaphragm region; major detriment to spleen qì; propping fullness in the chest and rib-side; postpartum abdominal distension and water swelling; urinary stoppage.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn outward oblique insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.

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