Urinary Bladder 12 (UB 12)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Fengmen, Wind Door (Gate)
Location
1.5 cun lateral to the Du Meridian, the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Indications
Common cold, cough, fever and headache, neck, rigidity, backache.
Traditional Action
Expels and prevents exterior wind, releases the exterior, stimulates the Lungs dispersing function, regulates Nutritive and Defensive Qi.
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.