connecting point. crossing point: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "The knot of Shaoyin".

[Origin]

The acupoint belongs to the first acupoint of governor vessel (GV). Governor vessel (GV) is the length of Yang pulse and meridian qi is strong, hence the name. Also known as turtle tail and coccyx, it is named because the point is close to the tailbone.

[Location]

Guanyuan, Zhongji, Qugu, Changqiangacupoint cross sections
(quoted from "Yan Zhenguo acupoint anatomy")

Changqiang (GV1) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

Under the tip of the coccyx, in the depression behind the anus, lying prone, at the midpoint of the line connecting the end of the coccyx and the anus.

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "At the spinal sacral end",
• Taiping Shenghui Fang: "At Yaoshu (GV2) Lower, the end of the spine skeleton is depressed. "
• Zhenjiu Juying: "Three points below the sacral end."
• Donggong Anmo Mijue: "There is a point in the depression above the tip of the coccyx, get it by lying on the ground."

[Anatomy]

• Muscle: Anocaudal septum. The deep front part is the rectum.
• Nerves: Caudal nerve and anal nerve.
• Blood vessels: branches of anal arteries and veins, continuation of the interspinous venous plexus.

[Manipulation]

Take the elbow and knee position, close to the front edge of the tailbone and oblique insertion upward (at an angle of about 45°) 1 to 1.5 inches to avoid piercing the rectum in front. It is not advisable to use the direct moxibustion method, warm moxibustion with moxa sticks for 5 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Antispasmodic, shin lift, antidiarrheal, laxative.

• Classical: strong spine, reflection, upper cold in lumbago, strong waist and spine, heavy waist, heavy head, heart pain, through-flux diarrhea, dysentery, prolapse of rectum, bloody defecation , stranguria, difficulty in urination and defecation, retracted genital disease, hemorrhoids, madness, infantile convulsions, scabies, juvenile weight gain in summer, child labor.
• Modern: epilepsy, schizophrenia, anal fissure, tetanus, coccyx pain, anal itching, vulva itching, scrotal eczema, impotence, enuresis, prostatitis, induced labor.

[Recipe]

• Difficulty in urination and defecation, stranguria: Changqiang (GV1), Xiaochangshu (BL27).
• Children's shock: Shenzhu (GV12), Changqiang (GV1).
• Hemorrhoidal blood: Changqiang (GV1), Chengshan (BL57).
• small intestine gas pain: Changqiang (GV1), Dadun (LR1).
• dysentery, prolapse of rectum: Baihui (GV20), Changqiang (GV1).