Liver 14, Qi Men
期門, qí mén, "Cycle Gate"

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Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Gan Mu	gān mù	肝幕	Liver Mu

Meridian: Liver	Reference Source:	Point Location: CAM Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. Deadman On the mamillary line, in the 6th ICS, 4 cun lateral to the midline.
Innervation: The sixth intercostal artery and vein.	Vasculature: The sixth intercostal artery and vein.
Cautions: No cautions at this time	Technique: CAM Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Deadman

Special Groups:

Front-Mu Point - Liver

Exit Point - Liver

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	+1 Dunya Ak (Rootdown Editor) Harmonizes the Liver and Stomach add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Spreads the Liver Qi add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Invigorates blood and disperses masses add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Hypochondriac pain add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Abdominal distention add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Acid regurgitation add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Febrile diseases add comment

	+1 Yael Ernst Another name for LIV14 is "Gate of Hope", being front-mu point of the Liver (and everything that means in the point's functions), and being the end of the cycle and going back to the Lungs- going back to the start- I find that this name is a very good one for this point. add comment

Liver 14, Qi Men期門, qí mén, "Cycle Gate"

Liver 14, Qi Men
期門, qí mén, "Cycle Gate"