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GV4 · 督脉

Mingmen mìng mén · 命门

Location. In the depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

The name means "gate of life"; classically paired with BL23 in the lower back.

定位。后正中线,第 2 腰椎棘突下凹陷中。

穴名意为"生命之门",经典中在腰部常与 BL23(肾俞)相配。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
On the lower back over the spine. Needling is angled and shallow, and the spinal canal is not far beneath.

Other points on the Governing Vessel

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