Meaning

Meeting of Yang.

Localization

0.5 cun lateral to the Governing vessel, level with the tip of the coccyx.

Functions

Strengthens the lower burner (xia jiao).

Indications

- Urogenital system: impotence, frigidity, excessive hydration, skin itching or neurodermatitis of the external genitals and perineum.
- Digestive system: diarrhea, cold pain in the lower abdomen, stomach rumble, blood in the chair, hemorrhoids.
- Localized diseases: coccyx pain, anus pain.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.7-1 cun. Cauterization.