GV01 Changqiang (Long Strength)

Location

Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.

Indications

Conditions for which GV01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using GV01

• Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Low-back Pain, Cough Chronic Intractable, Throat Dry, Lupus Nephropathy – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL13, BL18, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL18, BL20, BL23, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain, Ulcerative Colitis, Blood In Stool – ST25, ST36, SP06, BL25, CV04, CV06, GV01 (doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗)
• Anorectal Pain, Rectal Pain, Anorectal Bloating, Defecation Disorder – ST36, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL34, BL35, BL57, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV01, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035462 ↗)
• Post-operative Pain, Anal Pain, Anxiety Post-operative, Constipation Post-operative – BL57, GV01, GV02, GV04 (doi:10.1016/j.joim.2020.08.001 ↗)
• Fecal Incontinence, Sleep Disturbance, Defecation Frequent, Evacuation Incomplete, Bowel Urgency – BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, GV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗)
• Abdominal Distension, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Constipation Postoperative – ST25, ST36, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL25, TB06, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV01 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108309 ↗)
• Constipation, Epilepsy, Seizure, Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Perianal Pain, Disease Perianal – GV01 (doi:10.59565/001c.89952 ↗)
• Anorectal Pain, Levator Ani Syndrome – LI04, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL33, KD01, LV03, CV04, GV01 (doi:10.22246/jikm.2024.45.1.111 ↗)
• Diarrhea – ST36, BL25, GV01 (doi:10.27109/d.cnki.ghbnu.2020.000087 ↗)
• Hemorrhoids, Bleeding Rectal, Anal Pain – BL25, BL32, BL35, BL57, GV01 (doi:10.13193/j.issn.1673-7717.2017.12.003 ↗)
• Chemotherapy Side Effects, Breast Cancer, Cancer-related Fatigue – LI04, LI11, ST15, ST36, SP06, SI11, BL02, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL23, PC06, TB17, GB21, GB34, LV03, CV04, CV12, CV17, GV01, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.16368/j.issn.1674-8999.2016.01.005 ↗)
• Anxiety, Insomnia, Hemorrhoids, Postoperative Pain, Hemorrhoids Mixed Postoperative, Edema Perianal – BL25, BL30, BL57, GV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250620-0003 ↗)
• Stroke Sequelae, Hand Problems, Apraxia Hand, Stroke Pediatric, Upper Limb Weakness – LI04, LI11, SP06, PC06, GB07, GV01, GV14, GV20, GV23, XH03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044948 ↗)
• Sciatica, Low-back Pain, Lumbar Disc Herniation – BL23, BL25, BL40, BL60, GB30, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1674464 ↗)
• Ankylosing Spondylitis – BL54, GV01, GV04, GV14, GV20 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210925-k0001 ↗)
• Constipation, Constipation Functional – ST25, PC08, GV01 (doi:10.1097/md.0000000000046865 ↗)
• Mental Retardation, Developmental Delay – GV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220508-k0004 ↗)
• Anorectal Pain – ST36, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL34, BL35, BL57, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV01, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035462 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Anal Dysfunction Post-surgical, Rectal Cancer Lower Post-operative – LI04, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP04, SP09, BL20, CV06, GV01, GV20 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i18.3491 ↗)
• Defecation Frequent, Bowel Urgency, Rectal Cancer Lower Post-operative, Fecal Incontinence – BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, GV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗)
• Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae – LI04, LI11, SP06, PC06, GB07, GV01, GV14, GV20, GV23, XH03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044948 ↗)
• Hemorrhoids – SP06, BL30, BL57, GV01, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Uterine Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse, Uterine Prolapse – ST30, ST36, BL30, BL32, GV01, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Paralysis Spastic Post-stroke Hemiplegia – LI04, LI10, SI03, KD06, TB05, TB10, TB14, GB29, GB31, GB34, GB39, GB40, GV01, GV03, GV05, GV08, GV09, GV14, GV17, GV20 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Heat, Damp, Dysentery, Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST37, GV01, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Rectal Prolapse, Rectal Prolapse – ST36, BL25, GV01, GV20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside GV01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with GV01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST36Leg Three Miles17 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection13 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences12 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot12 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point11 protocols
• CV04Original Qi Gate11 protocols
• CV06Sea Of Qi10 protocols
• LI04Junction Valley8 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point7 protocols
• BL57Mountain Support6 protocols
• GV14Great Vertebra6 protocols
• BL20Spleen Shu Point5 protocols

Other points on the Governing Vessel