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DU-4

命门

Mìng Mén

Mingmen

Location · 定位

腰部，第二腰椎棘突下凹陷中

Below the spinous process of L2, on the posterior midline

Needling

斜刺向上 0.5–1 寸

可灸

Actions · 功效

warms the kidney and invigorates yang
strengthens the lower back and knees
secures essence and stops vaginal discharge

Indications · 主治

阳痿，遗精，遗尿impotence, seminal emission, enuresis
月经不调，赤白带下irregular menstruation, red and white vaginal discharge
腰脊强痛stiffness and pain of the lumbosacral region
下肢痿痹lower limb atrophy and impediment

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-ming-men,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Mìng Mén 命门 (Mingmen) — DU-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/ming-men},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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