ACUPUNCTURE
Zi Gong: TCM Acupoint Guide
ZIGONG
Name
Zi Gong (Zigong)
Location
3 cun lateral to REN-3 Zhongji, on the lower abdomen. Note: REN-3 Zhongji lies on the midline of the lower abdomen 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus. Zigong is located 1 hand breadth lateral to this point.
Needling
- Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1.2 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- For uterine prolapse, direct the needle through the muscle layer towards REN-2 Qugu, then rotate the needle until it wraps the muscle fibers. Firmly pull upwards and outwards and tape it to the skin in this raised position for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Raises qi
- Regulates qi
- Regulates menstruation
- Alleviates pain
- Tonifies and warms yuan qi
- Calms the fetus
- Clears heat
- Transforms dampness
Indications
- Uterine prolapse
- Infertility
- Irregular menstruation
- Uterine bleeding (metrorrhagia)
- Orchitis
- Menorrhagia
- Dysmenorrhea
- Pelvioperitonitis
- Pyelonephritis
- Cystitis
- Appendicitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
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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