Liver 14

LV 14 / Qi Men / Cycle Gate

POINT LOCATION

Directly below the nipple in the sixth intercostals space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline

 

Associations

• Front Mu of the Liver Channel

• Meeting Point of Liver, Spleen & Yin Wei

• Exit Point of the Liver Channel

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Hypochondrial pain and fullness
• Chest pain 
• Hiccups 
• Reflux 
• Nausea and vomiting 
• Mastitis 
• Febrile disease 
• Jaundice 
• Depression

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Spreads Liver Qi
• Invigorates Blood
• Harmonizes Liver, Spleen and Stomach

Cautions

• Deep perpendicular or oblique insertion carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.