ACUPUNCTURE
Jin Men: TCM Acupoint Guide
JINMEN
Name
Jin Men (Jinmen)
Location
- On the lateral side of the foot, in the depression posterior to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone. Note that the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal bone is the most palpable landmark on the lateral side of the foot.
- Anterior and inferior to UB-62 Shenmai, on the lateral aspect of the cuboid bone.
- On the lateral side of the foot, directly below the anterior border of the external malleolus, on the border of the cuboid bone.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Command functions
- Xi-cleft point
- Meeting point of the Yang Wei channel
- Beginning point of the Yang Wei channel
Actions
- Pacifies wind
- Moderates acute conditions
- Clears heat
- Relaxes the sinews
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
Indications
- Epilepsy
- Childhood fright-wind
- Toothache
- Loss of consciousness
- Lumbar pain
- Painful obstruction of the lower limb
- Childhood convulsions
- Lower back and leg pain and swelling
- Pain on the lateral aspect of the foot and ankle
- Frequent, burning urination
- Deafness
- Headache
- Mania
- Pain of the external malleolus
- Pain of the bottom of the foot
- Knee pain
- Sudden and violent Shan disorder
- Sudden turmoil disorder with cramps
- Malaria
- Shivering with inability to stand for long
- White tiger joint wind*
- Seizures
- Frontal headache
- Abdominal tension and cramps
- Tinnitus (sounds of water)
- Fear of drowning
- Vomiting
- Backache
- Motor impairment and pain of the lower extremities
Combinations
| GB-40 Qiuxu | UB-17 Geshu, UB-45 Yixi, LU-5 Chize | GB-2 Tinghui |
| Cramping of the sinews | Contraction and cold of the shoulder and back with pain of the inner aspect of the scapula | Bilateral deafness due to injury by cold |
| GB-41 Zulinqi, LI-4 Hegu | ||
| Deafness |
Notes
* White tiger joint wind is a manifestation of Bi syndrome characterized by great severity of the pain, which is likened to the bite of a tiger.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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