Ximen (PC4)
Ximen (PC4), “Cleft Gate”, is a point on the Pericardium meridian. It is point 4 of the 9 on the channel. Xi-Cleft of the Pericardium: for acute heart pain, cools the blood and stops bleeding.
Location
On the anterior aspect of the forearm, between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis, 5 cun above the wrist crease.
Functions according to tradition
Xi-Cleft of the Pericardium: for acute heart pain, cools the blood and stops bleeding.
Traditional indications
- Acute cardiac pain
- Palpitations
- Coughing blood
- Nosebleed
- Anguish
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Where Qi and Blood accumulate deep down. It is associated with acute and painful conditions; in the yin channels, also with bleeding.
Precautions
No specific precautions are described beyond the general ones for acupuncture. Needling must always be performed by a trained professional.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- BL15 Xinshu (Bladder): Coughing blood, Palpitations
- HT6 Yinxi (Heart): Coughing blood, Palpitations
- LU3 Tianfu (Lung): Coughing blood, Nosebleed
- HT9 Shaochong (Heart): Palpitations
- BL14 Jueyinshu (Bladder): Palpitations
- BL44 Shentang (Bladder): Palpitations
Point profile
- Code
- PC4
- Pinyin name
- Xì Mén
- Characters
- 郄门
- Translation
- Cleft Gate
- Meridian
- Pericardium
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Xi-Cleft
- Topics
- Emergency, Heart, Bleeding
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
