GV 1 GV1 Long Strong Chang Qiang 長強 governing vessel 1 Governing Vessel 1 gv1
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GV 1 GV1

GV 1 Long Strong - Chang Qiang - 長強

GV 1 Point Location

Location

Midway between the tip of the coccyx bone and the anus.

Associations

  • Luo-connecting Point of the Governing Vessel
  • Intersecting Point of the Governing Vessel, Conception Vessel, Kidney & Gall Bladder Channels

Actions

  • 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.  
Relationships
Nearby Points (2)
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