What are the benefits of massaging the acupoint related to closing the door?

　　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 spleen-earth element of the Stomach Meridian is stored here.

　　[Anatomy] Located at the rectus abdominis muscle and its sheath; with branches of the 8th intercostal artery, vein, and superior epigastric artery and vein; distributed with branches of the 8th intercostal nerve (internally adjacent to the transverse colon).

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

　　〖Meridian Point Combinations〗 Combining Zusanli and Shuifen points can treat borborygmus and diarrhea.

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

　　〖Characteristics of Qi and Blood〗 The substances that make up Qi and Blood are particles of the spleen earth and the meridian fluids of 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, use needling to drain excess qi.