GV 1 Acupuncture Point - Chang Qiang - Governing Vessel Meridian

  • Chinese Name Chang Qiang
  • English Name Long Strong
     
  • Location: Midway between the tip of the coccyx bone and the anus.
     
  • Point Associations:
  • Luo-connecting Point of the Governing Vessel
  • Intersecting Point of the Governing Vessel, Conception Vessel, Kidney & Gall Bladder Channels
     
  • Actions & Effects:
  • Main point for hemorrhoids from excess or deficiency, anal prolapse, analfissure; otherr hemorrhoid points: UB 25, UB 30, UB 32, UB 35, UB 57, Erbai.
  • Diarrhea with or without blood in the stools, constipation.
  • Important point for genitourinary disorders, for the five types of painful urinary disorder (Five Lin), urinary retention, sexual exhaustion, impotence, seminal emission.
  • Main point for disorders of the coccyx. Injuries to the coccyx will generally cause the tip of the coccyx to point more ventrally, to deviate to one side, or both, affecting the energetics of the spine and the whole body.
  • A strong descending action on spirit disorders - epilepsy, manic depression.
     
  • Governing Vessel Meridian Points (28):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

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