Baza wiedzyPunkty akupunkturowe
DU-4
Mingmen
Gate of Life
Inne nazwyVital Gate · Life's Door · Gate of Destiny · *Jinggong* · Palace of Essence
- Kanał
- Du Mai
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Lokalizacja
- 01On the posterior midline, just below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
- 02Situated between the spinous processes of the second and third lumbar vertebrae.
- 03On the lower-back midline, in the hollow beneath the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.
- 04Note: it lies one intervertebral space below the line joining the highest points of the two iliac crests, at the level of the lower border of L-3.
Nakłucie
- 01Insert straight, angled slightly toward the spine, 1–1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention; if the needle goes too deep, an electric, numb sensation radiates into the lower limb.
- 02Needle perpendicularly, 0.5–1 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Caution: depending on body build, the spinal cord lies 1.25–1.75 cun below the skin surface.
Działania
- Tonifies the Kidneys
- Tonifies Kidney Yang
- Tonifies Yuan Qi
- Regulates the water passages
- Dries Dampness and Cold-Damp
- Warms the Yang
- Warms Cold
- Warms the Ming Men
- Tonifies the lower back
- Strengthens the lumbar vertebrae
- Tonifies bones
- Strengthens Jing
- Stabilizes Kidney Qi
- Calms the fetus
- Calms the Shen
- Nourishes and clears the Brain
- Restores collapsed Yang
- Clears Heat
- Regulates the DU channel
Wskazania
- Bone disorders
- Chronic nephritis
- Aftereffects of infantile paralysis
- Neurasthenia from Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Stiff, painful lower back
- Irregular menstruation
- Amenorrhea
- Leukorrhea
- Uterine bleeding from Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Seizures
- Mania
- Childhood convulsions
- Meningitis
- Fear and fright
- Insomnia
- Cold extremities
- Chilliness
- Tiredness
- Lack of vitality
- Pale tongue
- Deep, weak pulse
- Chronic lower back ache
- Abdominal pain
- Infertility
- Endometritis
- Spinal myelitis
- Headache
- Tidal fevers
- Anal prolapse
- Lumbago
- Dysentery
- Cold, flaccid limbs
- Infantile epilepsy featuring an open mouth, ceaseless head movement, and an arched body
- Headache with tinnitus
- Yin- or Yang-type malaria with cough, the body burning feverishly hot yet without sweating
- Gonorrhea
- Kidney disorders in general
- Intestinal hemorrhage
- Fire-like Heat in the body
- Epilepsy
- Heat of the five Zang
- Head shaking with the mouth open
- Splitting headache
- Shan (hernia) disorder
- Cold Bi affecting the hands and feet
- Unstable temperature
- Kidney pain that radiates to the abdomen
- Hemorrhoids
- Urinary incontinence
- Dysuria
- Cold-type bloody stool
- Diarrhea
- Atrophy syndrome from Jing Deficiency
- Restless-fetus disorder from Kidney Deficiency
- Sexual dysfunction of any kind
- Impotence
- Sterility
- Anemia
- Disorientation from Deficiency
- Forgetfulness
- Somnolence
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Abundant clear urine
- Depression
- Weak knees and legs
- Premature ejaculation
- Nocturnal emissions
- Enuresis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Spermatorrhea
- Peritonitis
- Sciatica
- Intestinal colic pain
- Bloody vaginal discharge
- Indigestion
- In elderly men, ejaculation during intercourse fails to cease
- Rectal prolapse
- Intestinal pain
- Headache as if struck by a hatchet
- High fever
- Heat in the bones
- Bone tuberculosis
- Urethritis in women
- Disorders of the genital system
- Cerebral congestion
- Heat rising to the upper body
- Steaming bones
- Malaria featuring alternating chills and fever
- Opisthotonis
- White turbidity
- Rigid spine, unable to flex or extend the back
Ostrożnie
- Use moxa cautiously, and confirm there is no Heat present anywhere.
- Several classical texts contraindicate moxibustion at this point for those under twenty years of age.
Połączenia
Uwagi
- It is the strongest point for tonifying Kidney Yang, particularly via moxibustion.
- It is regarded as a rejuvenation point.
- It is also indicated for Heat disorders — Interior or Exterior, Excess or Deficient.
- It influences the testes, adrenal glands, and ovaries.