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Neijing
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Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura

UB-5

Wuchu

Fifth Place

También conocido comoFive Places

Canal
Vejiga

Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.

Localización

  1. 011 cun above the midpoint of the front hairline, 1.5 cun from the midline.
  2. 021.5 cun lateral to DU-23 Shangxing, 1 cun above the natural hairline.
  3. 030.5 cun posterior to UB-4 Quchai — 1 cun inside the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to DU-23 Shangxing.

Punción

  1. 01Needle subcutaneously, 0.3–0.5 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
  3. 03Insert at a slant, 0.3–0.5 cun.
  4. 04Insert transversely, 0.5–1 cun.

Acciones

  • Calms Internal Wind
  • Revives consciousness
  • Expels Wind
  • Sends Yang downward
  • Clears Heat
  • Clears the head and nasal passages

Indicaciones

  • Epilepsy
  • Convulsions
  • Spinal rigidity in children with febrile illness
  • Wind-stroke
  • Spinal rigidity
  • Opisthotonos
  • Upward-staring eyes
  • Mania
  • Tetany
  • Clonic spasms
  • Headache
  • Blurred vision
  • Vertigo
  • Rhinitis
  • Seizures
  • Pain in the head and eyes
  • Head feeling heavy
  • Nasal congestion
  • Dizziness
  • Dim vision

Precauciones

Several classical texts advise against using moxibustion at this point.

Combinaciones

  • For opisthotonos, clonic spasms, epilepsy, and headache

  • For persistent sneezing

  • For nasal congestion with loss of the ability to distinguish pleasant from foul odors