Liver

LV14

期门 · Qimen

Cycle Gate

Front-mu of the Liver, in the rib space. Gentle or not at all.

Front-mu of the Liver

Use caution

System

Channel: Liver (LV)
Element: Wood
Yin or yang: yin
Organ system: Liver
Region: Chest
Limb rule: Foot Jueyin

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Where it is

On the chest, in the space between the 6th and 7th ribs, about four thumb-widths lateral to the midline — roughly below the nipple in many teaching descriptions, on the rib.

Nearby: Lung and, on the right, the liver edge. This is a rib-space point. Do not poke between ribs.

Traditionally said to

Front-mu of the Liver. The classical front point for liver qi invading the stomach: rib fullness, sighing, and a stuck feeling after stress. Pattern language only.

What people look up

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Acupressure

Flat fingers on the rib, not into the space, 20–30 seconds. If you cannot tell rib from space, skip pressure.

When not to press: Do not press between ribs. Skip if breathing hurts.

About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.

Licensed practice only

Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture

Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.

Depth

Oblique, often 0.5–0.8 cun along the rib space. Pneumothorax is a real risk. Many schools treat this as an advanced point.

Angle

Oblique or transverse along the intercostal space, never perpendicular through it.

Electroacupuncture

Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.