14 GV04 Mingmen Life Gate 命門
GV4 Mingmen
Life Gate

命門穴

LOCATION

On the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

Features

Main point for strengthening Kidney Meridian.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The medial branch of the posterior branch of the lumbar nerve, the posterior branch of the spinal lumbar artery in the spinal canal, and the subspinous subcutaneous vein.

Indication

Lumbago,enuresis,diarrhea,spermatorrhea,asynodia,premature ejaculation,vaginal discharge,leukorrhea,irregular menstruation,threatened abortion,no sweat,alternative cold and pyretic malaria,childhood epilepsy,gastroptosis,prostatitis,CVal insufficiency. Clears heat from the whole body, for heat disorders of the five zang, malarial disorders, steaming bone disease (can be associated with Tubercolosis among other conditions, a feeling of heat very deep in the body – Kidney Yin Deficiency from a TCM perspective). Main point for tonifying Kidney qi and yang, for low back pain, weak knees, copious nocturnal urination, impotence, seminal emissions, deficient cold menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, cold-type vaginal discharge, daybreak diarrhea (5 a.m.) – possibly diarrhea with blood in the stools. Works well with ginger moxa. AdCVal exhaustion from stress or overwork, fatigue, lack of sexual vitality or sexual exhaustion. Epilepsy, tinnitus, dizziness, fear, phobia attacks a/or fright. Hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse.

Combinations

Asynodia:GV 04 & BL 23 & CV 06 & KI 02.
Enuresis:GV 20 & GV 04 & 3.BL 33 & CV 04 &SP 06.
Frequent urination:GV 04 & BL 23.

穴位

在第二腰椎與第三腰椎棘突之間。

特點

穴之兩旁為腎俞,通腎氣之穴位。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

腰神經後支內側支,椎管內為脊髓腰動脈後支,棘間皮下靜脈絲。

適應症

虛損腰痛,遺尿,泄瀉,遺精,陽痿,早洩,赤白帶下,月經不調,胎屢墜,汗不出,寒熱瘧,小兒發癇,胃下垂,前列腺炎,腎功能低下。

穴位配伍療法

陽痿陽不起:1.命門 2.腎俞 3.氣海 4.然谷
遺尿:1.百會 2.命門 3.中髎 4.關元5.三陰交
頻便:1.命門 2.腎俞