GV 4 Acupuncture Point - Ming Men - Governing Vessel Meridian

Submitted by yyh_staff on Wed, 2006-05-24 20:25.

  • Chinese Name Ming Men
  • English Name Life Gate

  • Location: L2.

  • Precautions: No Moxa (in males under 20 - Dr. So).

  • Actions & Effects:
  • Clears heat from the whole body, for heat disorders of the five zang, malarial disorders, steaming bone disease (similar to Tubercolosis, a feeling of heat very deep in the body (KI Yin Deficiency)).
  • 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.). Works well with ginger moxa.
  • Adrenal exhaustion from stress or overwork, fatigue, lack of sexual vitality or sexual exhaustion.

  • Governing Vessel Meridian Points (28):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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