GB25 (Jingmen, “Jingmen”) is the Front-Mu of the Kidney point of the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. It is located on the lateral aspect of the waist, directly inferior to the free end of the twelfth rib. It tonifies the Kidney, regulates water passages, strengthens the lumbar region, fortifies the Spleen.
On the lateral aspect of the waist, directly inferior to the free end of the twelfth rib.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Deep perpendicular insertion carries a risk of injuring the kidney.
Tonifies the Kidney, regulates water passages, strengthens the lumbar region, fortifies the Spleen.
Lumbar pain, inability to stand for long periods, inability to bend or straighten the back, spinal rigidity with arching (opisthotonos), shoulder and back coldness, shoulder and scapular pain, abdominal distention with borborygmus, cold and heat with abdominal distention, small intestine pain, overflow-type water disorders, difficult urination, yellow urine, watery diarrhea (dong xie), body pain with bone involvement, renal disease with abdominal distention, lumbar and thigh pain.
As the Front-Mu point of the Kidney, Jingmen is a crucial point for both diagnosing and treating Kidney-related disorders. It is particularly effective for lumbar pain, especially chronic conditions stemming from Kidney deficiency that manifest as an inability to stand for long periods or difficulty with flexion and extension. Its action on regulating water passages also makes it useful for edema and urinary issues, reflecting its connection to Kidney Yang's function of governing water metabolism.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 季脅凡十二穴第三十五 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
京門二穴，主腰痛不得俯仰，寒熱，䐜脹引背不得息，水道不利，溺黃，少腹急腫，腸鳴洞泄，髀樞引痛The text records that GB25 was used for lumbar pain preventing bending forward and backward, chills and fever, abdominal distension pulling on the back and hindering breathing, obstructed urination with yellow urine, tense swelling of the lower abdomen, borborygmus with outpouring diarrhoea, and pain pulling at the hip joint.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
腎募也，一名氣府，一名氣俞，在監骨下，腰中挾脊，季肋下一寸八分，刺入三分，留七呼，灸三壯According to this text, this is the alarm point of the kidney, also called Qifu or Qishu, located below the jian bone at the waist beside the spine, 1.8 cun below the free ribs. Needling is 3 fen, retained for 7 breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
京門二穴，腎之募也，一名氣府，在監骨下，腰中挾脊，季肋下一寸八分。 針入八分，留七呼，可灸三壯According to this text, GB25 is the alarm point of the kidney, also called Qifu, located below the jian bone at the waist beside the spine, 1.8 cun below the free ribs. This text gives needling of 8 fen, retained for 7 breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
GB25 is one of 44 points on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
GB25 (Jingmen) is located on the lateral aspect of the waist, directly inferior to the free end of the twelfth rib.
GB25 tonifies the Kidney, regulates water passages, strengthens the lumbar region, fortifies the Spleen. Common clinical indications include lumbar pain, inability to stand for long periods, inability to bend or straighten the back, spinal rigidity with arching (opisthotonos), shoulder and back coldness, shoulder and scapular pain, abdominal distention with borborygmus, cold and heat with abdominal distention, small intestine pain, overflow-type water disorders, difficult urination, yellow urine, watery diarrhea (dong xie), body pain with bone involvement, renal disease with abdominal distention, lumbar and thigh pain.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Deep perpendicular insertion carries a risk of injuring the kidney. Caution: Overlies abdominal organs (liver/spleen/kidney/gallbladder) — avoid deep perpendicular insertion; risk of organ puncture.
GB25 is a point on the Gallbladder Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyáng Dǎnjīng).