KI11 (Hénggǔ, “Pubic Bone”) is the Meeting point of KI & Chong Mai point of the Kidney Channel Meridian. It is located in the lower abdomen, at the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline (at the level of CV2, Qugu). It tonifies the Kidney and regulates the Lower Jiao, regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel).
In the lower abdomen, at the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline (at the level of CV2, Qugu).
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Caution: A full bladder should be emptied before needling. Deep insertion may penetrate the bladder.
Tonifies the Kidney and regulates the Lower Jiao, regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel).
Lower abdominal fullness, difficulty urinating, seminal emission, impotence, pain in the genitals, pain extending down from the genitals, red eyes starting from the inner canthus, deficiency and exhaustion of the five Zang organs.
As the first point of the Kidney channel on the abdomen and a meeting point with the Chong Mai, Henggu is a key local point for urogenital disorders. It addresses conditions of both excess and deficiency in the lower jiao, such as urinary difficulty, genital pain, and reproductive issues like seminal emission. Its connection to the Chong Mai also makes it relevant for regulating Qi and Blood in the lower abdomen.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 腹自幽門夾巨闕兩旁各半寸循衝脈下行至橫骨凡二十二穴第二十 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
橫骨二穴，主小腹脹，淋瀝，小便難，陰器引痛，目赤痛從內眥始，五臟虛竭，失精The text records that KI11 was used for lower abdominal distension, dribbling urination, difficult urination, pain pulling at the genitals, red painful eyes starting from the inner canthus, depletion of the five organs, and loss of essence.
《類經圖翼》 Lèijīng Túyì — Illustrated Wings to the Classified Canon, Zhang Jiebin, 1624 · 卷七 · 經絡（五） · 足少陰腎經穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
橫骨（一名下極） 在大赫下一寸，肓俞下五寸，去中行五分，陰上橫骨中According to this text, KI11 (also called Xiaji) lies 1 cun below Dahe and 5 cun below Huangshu, 5 fen from the midline, in the middle of the transverse (pubic) bone above the genitals.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
橫骨，一名下極，在大赫下一寸，衝脈、足少陰之會，刺入一寸，灸五壯According to this text, KI11, also called Xiaji, lies 1 cun below Dahe at the meeting of the Chong vessel and foot Shaoyin. Needling is 1 cun deep, with 5 moxa cones.
KI11 is one of 27 points on the Kidney Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
KI11 (Hénggǔ) is located in the lower abdomen, at the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 0.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline (at the level of CV2, Qugu).
KI11 tonifies the Kidney and regulates the Lower Jiao, regulates the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel). Common clinical indications include lower abdominal fullness, difficulty urinating, seminal emission, impotence, pain in the genitals, pain extending down from the genitals, red eyes starting from the inner canthus, deficiency and exhaustion of the five Zang organs.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun. Caution: A full bladder should be emptied before needling. Deep insertion may penetrate the bladder.
KI11 is a point on the Kidney Channel Meridian (Zú Shàoyīn Shènjīng).