What are the benefits of massaging the Guanmen acupoint?

　　The Guanmen acupoint is located on the abdomen of the human body. This acupoint can be used to treat minor ailments such as diarrhea. So, what are the specific benefits of massaging the Guanmen acupoint? Let’s take a look below.

　　The effects of massaging the Guanmen acupoint

　　〖Alternative Name〗 Guanming Point.

　　〖Meaning of the Acupoint〗 The earthly elements associated with the spleen in the Stomach Meridian are stored here.

　　[Anatomy] At the level of the rectus abdominis muscle and its sheath, there are branches of the eighth intercostal arteries and veins, as well as branches of the superior and inferior epigastric arteries and veins. The eighth intercostal nerve also supplies this area (with the transverse colon lying beneath it).

　　〖Indicated Diseases〗Abdominal distension, abdominal pain, borborygmus, diarrhea, edema.

　　〖Human Acupoint Combinations〗 Combining Zusanli and Shuifen acupoints can treat borborygmus and diarrhea.

　　〖Acupuncture and Moxibustion Method〗 Insert the needle directly to a depth of 0.8 to 1.2 inches.

　　〖Characteristics of Qi and Blood〗 The substances that constitute Qi and Blood are the particles of the spleen earth and the meridian fluids from the earth.

　　〖Operation Principle〗 The particles of spleen earth remain around the acupoints, while the menstrual fluid flows downward along the Stomach Meridian.

　　〖Functional Effect〗 Consolidates the spleen qi.

　　〖Treatment Method〗For cold conditions, tonify and use moxibustion; for damp-heat conditions, perform needling to expel excess qi.