KI-11 - Pubic Bone
横骨 - Héng gǔ
Point Region: Lower abdomen
Location & How to Find
Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, 5 cun below the centre of the navel (the level of the top edge of the pubic bone), 0.5 cun out from the midline.
Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.
How to Locate:
- Find the top edge of your pubic bone at the midline (5 cun below the navel)
- Move half a thumb-width out to the side
- The point is there
(Illustration coming soon)
How to Apply Pressure
After locating KI-11, use only gentle fingertip contact; do not press deeply into the abdomen. Avoid it during pregnancy or over a recent surgical site, and seek professional advice for severe reproductive symptoms.
Traditional Indications
In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:
- Difficulty urinating
- Impotence
- Lower abdominal pain
- Urinary problems
- Sexual dysfunction
- Groin pain
- Reproductive problems
Related Health Concerns
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Important Precautions
Avoid this point with:
- Pregnancy
- Recent abdominal surgery
- Severe reproductive disorders