GV 4 (Mingmen/Mìng mén, 命门) 0 972 收藏

English meaning

Ming: life;

Men: gate.

Location

On the midline of the lower back, in the concavity below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Classification

On the governor vessel.

Indications

• Pain in lumbosacral region, paralysis of lower extremities;
• Irregular menstruation, leukorrhea mixed with coagulated blood; amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, infertility;
• Spermatorrhea, impotence, cold and infertile sperm, frequent urination;
• Cold pain in the lower abdomen, diarrhea.

Needling

Slanted insertion, pointed slightly upward, 0.5 to 1 Cun.

Moxibustion

Applicable