{
  "id": "GV4",
  "name": {
    "en": "Mingmen",
    "gloss": "Gate of Life",
    "zh-Hant": "命門",
    "zh-Hans": "命门"
  },
  "channel": {
    "id": "GV",
    "order": 4,
    "of": 28
  },
  "location": {
    "text": "On the spine, below the second lumbar bump, straight back from the navel."
  },
  "for": [
    "low-back ache",
    "period pain",
    "a cold aching belly"
  ],
  "press": {
    "text": "Firm with both thumbs or the knuckles, about a minute.",
    "seconds": 60
  },
  "cautions": [],
  "source": "Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing, book 3",
  "url": "https://acupoints.com/en/points/gv4",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-24"
}