English Name:
Wind Gate
Naming Convention:
“Feng” means wind. “Men” means door or gate, a place for coming in and going out. The point is from the Urinary Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang, which dominates superficial syndromes of the whole body. It is also a place through which pathogenic wind may invade the body. Hence the name Fengmen (Wind Gate).
Location:
1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
Meridian Connections:
Governor Vessel
Clinical Applications:
Common cold with fever, cough and asthma (combine with Dazhui (GV14) and Hegu (LI4)).
Headache.
Pain of the neck and back.
Asthma – Special point for asthma.
Chi – Adjusts the Chi.
Common cold.
Lungs – Assists in the circulation of LU energy (used in the first stage of an external LU problem).
Wind – Expels wind.
Eliminate wind.
Promote the lung’s function in dispersing qi.
Cupping is often applied.
Caution: