Course
The channel originates in the lower part of the abdomen below the umbilicus, makes its downward way through the perineum, then ascends along the middle of the spinal column, and reaches Fengfu(DU16) at the back of the neck where it enters the brain. I1 continues to ascend from Fengfu(DU16), along the midline of the head and passing the vertex, forehead, columella of the nose and the upper lip, then to Yinjiao(DU28).
The branches from this channel connect with the kidney and travel through the heart.
Changqiang(GV1)
Location: Below the tip of the coccyx, at the midpoint of the line connecting the tip of the coccyx and anus.
Indications: Diarrhea, hematochezia, hemorrhoid, prolapse of rectum, constipation, pain along the spinal column. lumbago, epilepsy.
Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
Regional anatomy
Vasculature: The branches of the inferior hemorrhoid artery and vein.
Innervation: The posterior ramus of the coccygeal nerve, the hemorrhoid nerve.
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