Meridian tropism: Du meridian

Location: waist, posterior midline, and the depression under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Acupoint nature: warming and tonifying kidney-yang, strengthening the door of life is really fire; Strengthen the waist and knees, and treat lower limb paralysis and joint pain.

Indications: 1. Diseases of urinary and reproductive system; 2. Five more leaks; 3. Kidney deficiency and low back pain; 4. Keep fit and prolong life.

The "Mingmen" mentioned here is the "Mingmen" point. Mingmen belongs to the Du Meridian and lies between the two kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the innate foundation, "between the two kidneys is called' life', which means' life gate', hence the name. Also known as "Gong Jing".

First, the positioning method

Mingmen is located on the median line of the waist, at the depression of the second lumbar vertebra, and is about flat with the lower edge of the rib arch (or navel). The lower edge of the rib arch mentioned here is a bone sign, which is more reliable than the navel, because it is ok for people with thin bodies and flat bellies. If they are obese, it is difficult to accurately choose acupuncture points when their navel is squeezed and easy to move. You can also count 2 vertebral bodies from the horizontal line of bilateral iliac crest. Second, the therapeutic effect

Acupoint nature: warming and tonifying kidney-yang, strengthening the door of life is really fire; Strengthen the waist and knees, and treat lower limb paralysis and joint pain.

Warming kidney yang and helping life-saving fire are the main functions of Mingmen point. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the "life" between the two kidneys is the motive force of human life activities and the true fire of kidney yang and life gate.

Mingmen is one of the main acupoints in the whole body, and its indications are:

1. Urogenital system diseases: enuresis or nocturia, urinary incontinence, male nocturnal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, irregular menstruation, light menstruation, dysmenorrhea due to kidney deficiency, amenorrhea, excessive leucorrhea, infertility due to cold uterus, etc. It is best to practice "Aconitum Moxibustion".

For pregnant women with abnormal fetal position, moxibustion at Mingmen (0. 1 inch near the corner of little toe nail) every time can consolidate the therapeutic effect of fetal correction.

2. Five tables vent: "Jade Dragon Fu" says: "There are many old people, and the sacred tree of life needs Ai." Here, "the elderly often urinate more" refers to the common dysuria, nocturia, and five shifts (when the chicken crows in the fifth shift, it feels bowel sounds and a dull pain in the stomach, indicating that it wants to go to the toilet to defecate, and then the abdominal pain will be relieved soon). This is a kind of pathological change that seems to be caused by intestine, but in fact it is caused by kidney, which will seriously affect the health of middle-aged and elderly people. Think about it, if it is winter, it is time to sleep in a hot bed around 5 am; In summer, I just got ready to go to bed in the middle of the night. It was hot and mosquitoes harassed me. I could really sleep quietly in the middle of the night, but I was woken up by a stomachache and diarrhea. This kind of disease, if it is difficult to get the ideal effect by simply treating the gastrointestinal tract, must focus on treating the kidney, and use moxibustion to warm and tonify kidney yang.

3. Kidney deficiency and low back pain: especially low back pain caused by kidney yang deficiency, weakness of lower limbs and chills of limbs. Warm moxibustion with moxibustion apparatus at Yinjiao point (3 inches above the high point of the medial malleolus) for 20 ~ 30 minutes, 1 ~ 2 times a day.

4. Strengthening the body and prolonging life: It is best to apply it at the same time with Shenque point (navel) before and after this point. Rub your hands together, cover the navel and Mingmen points in tandem, and massage the rotating points in a small range, ranging from 1 ~ 2 minutes to 3 ~ 5 minutes, 2 ~ 3 times a day. It can play a good role in regulating the transmission of du meridian and balancing yin and yang, thus strengthening the body and prolonging life.

Third, the operation method

Shiatsu, massage, hot compress, moxibustion, cupping and acupoint application can all be implemented. Shiatsu and massage can be done by rubbing. After rubbing your hands, protect the acupoints and rub them vertically or horizontally until the local area is very hot, 2 ~ 3 times a day.

Moxibustion is best to separate Radix Aconiti Lateralis: grind the dried Radix Aconiti Lateralis into very fine powder, mix it with ginger juice to make cakes (fresh Radix Aconiti Lateralis can be cut into thin slices), then prick a number of small holes with a needle or toothpick and put them on acupoints; Add moxa cone, light moxibustion (3 ~ 5 strong moxa cone moxibustion of lotus seed size) and/kloc-0 once a day or every other day.

The above method, combined with the operation before and after the navel, can play a health care role in regulating the balance of Yin and Yang, tonifying Yin and Yang, dredging Yin and Yang Qi and blood, and strengthening the weak constitution.