Thursday, November 3, 2016

U.B. 5 "Five Places" Wuchu


LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to DU 23 or 0.5 cun directly above U.B. 4.
IMAGE: Perhaps a reference to the point being the 5th point on the channel.
FUNCTIONS: Brightens the Eyes
Dispels Internal Heat
Dispels Wind
Revives Consciousness
Sedates Liver Yang
Sedates Nervous Tension
INDICATIONS:
headache
rhinitis
seizures
vertigo
NEEDLING: Subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun.
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER:
Maciocia: wind in the Du channel