SP12 (Chōngmén, “Rushing Gate”) is the Meeting point of SP & LV point of the Spleen Channel Meridian. It is located in the inguinal region, 1 cun inferior to SP13 (Fushe), at the superior border of the pubic bone, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the pulsation of the femoral artery. It regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, dispels cold, resolves accumulations, and benefits the uterus.
In the inguinal region, 1 cun inferior to SP13 (Fushe), at the superior border of the pubic bone, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the pulsation of the femoral artery.
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Caution must be exercised to avoid puncturing the femoral artery, which lies just medial to the point, and the femoral vein. Palpate for the pulse before needling.
Regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, dispels cold, resolves accumulations, and benefits the uterus.
Abdominal cold, fullness and accumulation in the abdomen, abdominal pain, urinary difficulty, seminal emission, hernia, difficult or chaotic pregnancy, fetus rushing up to the heart causing breathlessness, uterine bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, hard masses in the abdomen (zhen jia), cold-type accumulations (pi qi).
Chongmen is a key point for disorders of the inguinal and genital region, acting as a gateway for Qi circulation in the lower jiao. It is particularly effective for conditions involving cold, stagnation, and pain, such as hernia, abdominal masses, and certain gynecological issues like uterine bleeding or a fetus rushing upwards. Its ability to treat both hernia and gynecological problems highlights its role in regulating Qi and Blood in the entire pelvic cavity.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《備急千金要方》 Bèijí Qiānjīn Yàofāng — Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies, c. 650 · 第三十 · Source: Wikisource ↗
乳難，子上沖心，陰疝，刺沖門，入七分，灸五壯，在府舍下上去大橫五寸The text records that for difficult breast milk flow, the fetus pressing up against the heart, and yin hernia, SP12 was needled 0.7 cun with 5 moxa cones; it lies below Fushe (SP13), 5 cun below Daheng (SP15).
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
沖門，一名慈宮，上去大橫五寸，在府舍下，橫骨兩端約文中動脈，足太陰、厥陰之會，刺入七分，灸五壯According to this text, SP12, also called Cigong, lies 5 cun below Daheng (SP15), below Fushe (SP13), at the pulse in the crease at both ends of the pubic bone; it is a meeting point of the foot Taiyin and Jueyin. Needle 0.7 cun, moxibustion 5 cones.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 腹自期門上直兩乳夾不容兩旁各一寸五分下行至衝門凡十四穴第二十二 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
衝門二穴，主中虛氣滿，積氣陰疝The text records that SP12 was used for deficiency in the middle with fullness of qi, accumulated qi and yin hernia.
SP12 is one of 21 points on the Spleen Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SP12 (Chōngmén) is located in the inguinal region, 1 cun inferior to SP13 (Fushe), at the superior border of the pubic bone, 4.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the pulsation of the femoral artery.
SP12 regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, dispels cold, resolves accumulations, and benefits the uterus. Common clinical indications include abdominal cold, fullness and accumulation in the abdomen, abdominal pain, urinary difficulty, seminal emission, hernia, difficult or chaotic pregnancy, fetus rushing up to the heart causing breathlessness, uterine bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge, hard masses in the abdomen (zhen jia), cold-type accumulations (pi qi).
Perpendicular or slightly oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Caution must be exercised to avoid puncturing the femoral artery, which lies just medial to the point, and the femoral vein. Palpate for the pulse before needling. Caution: Adjacent to the femoral artery — palpate and avoid the vessel; do not needle into a pulsating artery. The classical texts do not specify cautions, but the location on a major artery implies a need for care. Modern practice emphasizes avoiding the femoral artery and vein.
SP12 is a point on the Spleen Channel Meridian (Zú Tài Yīn Pí Jīng).