NAME
HENGGU
LOCATION
Located 0.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu, on the lower abdomen.
Located 5 cun below the umbilicus, on the superior border of the symphysis pubis, 0.5 cun lateral to REN-2 Qugu.
NEEDLING
Straight insertion 1-1.5 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: Deep needling will penetrate a full Bladder, which should therefore be emptied before treatment.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the Kidney Channel with the Chong Channel.
ACTIONS
Benefits the Lower Jiao.
One source says this point is the endocrine point, used for the hypothalamus, testes and pituitary.
Moxa can be used on this point for inability to conceive.
INDICATIONS
Hernia
Urethritis
Urinary incontinence
Spermatorrhea
Impotence
Deficiency and exhaustion of the five Zang, with seminal emission
Painful retraction of the genitals
Hypogastric pain
Uterine prolapse
Rectal prolapse
Fullness and pain of the lower abdomen
Dysuria
Enuresis
Nocturnal emission
Genital pain
Urinary retention
The five types of painful urinary dysfunction
Shan disorder
Redness of the eyes originating at the inner canthus
COMBINATIONS
| SP-2 Dadu | KI-16 Huangshu | |
| Qi Stagnation Lumbar pain with inability to stand | The five types of painful urinary dysfunction from Accumulation |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
One major source locates KI-11 Henggu - KI-17 Shenggu at 1 cun lateral to the midline.