穴义

子，古代指儿女；宫，宫室，古时房屋的通称。
子宫是现代解剖学名词，中医学称胞宫，是女子孕育胎儿的器官。因此穴能治子宫下垂，故名。

Meaning

Zi, indicated sons and daughters in ancient times; gong, palace. Houses was commonly called gong(palace) in ancient times.
Zigong is an anatomy term, uterus, it was called "Baogong" in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is organ for emdryo pregnancy. The point can be treated on hysteroptosis, so it was named.

定位

在下腹部，当脐中下4寸，中极旁开3寸。

Location

On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun lateral to CV3(Zhongji).

主治

1. 子宫脱垂，月经不调，崩漏，痛经，经闭，不孕。
2. 疝气，腰疼。

Indication

1. prolapse of uterus, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, dismenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility.
2. hernia, lumbar pain.

针法

直刺0.8-1.2寸。

Method

perpendicular insertion 0.8-1.2 cun.