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Heng Gu: TCM Acupoint Guide

HENGGU
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Heng Gu (Henggu)

Location

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

Notes

One major source locates KI-11 Henggu to KI-17 Shenggu at 1 cun lateral to the midline.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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