Urinary Bladder 09 (UB 9)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Yuzhen, Jade Pillow
Location
1.3 cun lateral to Naohu (Du 17), on the lateral side of the superior border of the external occipital protuberance.
Indications
Headache and neck pain, dizziness, ophthalmalgia, nasal obstruction.
Traditional Action
Dispels wind and quickens connecting vessels; frees the portals and brightens eyes.
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.