ST 21 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Beam Gate
• Pinyin Name: Liangmen
• Chinese Character: 梁門

ST 21 Clinical Usages

• Tonifies Middle Warmer, assists CV 12.
• Epigastric pain, accumulations of food in the abdomen a/or palpable masses, vomiting.
• Diarrhea, poor appetite, anorexia.

• Blog Posts Concerning Acupuncture

•   Austrian Study Shows Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Endometriosis
•   Study Shows Preventive Acupuncture Better for Dysmenorrhea (Cramps/Painful Menstruation)
•   Study Find Electro-Acupuncture May Slow And Possibly Rebuild Degenerative Disc Disease
•   Acupuncture Outperforms Flunarizine for Migraine Prevention
•   Your First Acupuncture Treatment
•   Electroacupuncture with Standard Western Treatment Found More Effective for Chronic Plantar Fasciitis than Standard Care Alone
•   Acupuncture Shows Benefit for Arthritis in the Knees
•   Study Finds Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Tinnitus
•   How Does Acupuncture Work?
•   Meta Analysis Finds Acupuncture Superior to Medicine for Optic Nerve Atrophy

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Stomach Qi Deficiency
• Spleen Qi Deficiency

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Epigastric Pain
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Abdominal Pain
• Digestive Issues

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

Keep Exploring...