Urinary Bladder 05 (UB 5)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Wuchu, Five Places (Fifth Place)
Location
1.5 cun lateral to Shangxing (Du 23), or 0.5 cun directly above Quichi (UB 4).
Indications
Headached, blurring of vision, epilepsy, convulsion.
Traditional Action
Subdues interior wind, restores consciousness.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.