Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
UB-10
Tianzhu
Celestial Pillar
Autres nomsHeavenly Pillar · Heaven Pillar · Heavenly Pole
- Méridien
- Vessie
- Classification
- Fenêtre du Ciel, Mer
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Localisation
- 01In the depression on the lateral side of the trapezius muscle, 1.3 cun to the side of the midpoint of the posterior hairline.
- 021.3 cun to the side of DU-15 Yamen, on the lateral border of the trapezius muscle.
- 03Note: begin by finding DU-16 Fengfu, directly beneath the occipital protuberance in the depression between the trapezius muscles. DU-15 Yamen lies 0.5 cun below that, in the depression 0.5 cun inside the hairline. UB-10 Tianzhu is then found 1.3 cun to the side of DU-15 Yamen.
- 04Roughly 1.3 cun to the side of DU-15 Yamen, at the back of the neck.
Puncture
- 01Perpendicular puncture, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.
- 02Insert perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun. The patient may feel local distention and soreness, at times spreading to the vertex.
- 03Caution: avoid angling the needle upward, as this risks puncturing the medulla oblongata.
Fonctions du point
- Window of Heaven point
- Sea of Qi point
Actions
- Dispels Wind
- Calms Wind
- Regulates Qi
- Benefits the head and sense organs
- Clears the Brain
- Opens the sensory orifices
- Relaxes the sinews
- Clears obstruction from the channel
- Improves eyesight
- Strengthens the lower back
- Settles the Shen
- Relieves pain
Indications
- Headache at the back of the head
- Headache at the vertex
- Neck stiffness
- Headache from Wind-Cold
- Occipital headache caused by Liver-Wind
- Improves memory and focus
- Acute low back pain on both sides
- Pharyngitis
- Fever
- Epilepsy
- Glaucoma
- Head Wind
- Bursting pain in the eyes
- Red eyes
- Blurred vision
- Excessive tearing
- Throat swelling with difficulty speaking
- Stuffy nose
- Loss of smell
- Febrile illness with absence of sweating
- Seizures
- Dim vision
- Ataxia
- Neck injuries from trauma
- Weakness of the lower limbs
- Weak feet
- Shoulder and back pain
- Pain in the flank
- Vertigo
- Head heaviness and pain
- Torticollis
- Blocked nose
- Sore throat
- Rigid neck
- Dizziness
- Legs unable to bear the body's weight
- Sudden muscle contractions
- General body pain
- Mania
- Nonstop talking
- Seeing ghosts
- Epilepsy in children
- Eyes staring upward
- Schizophrenia
- Hysteria
- Neurasthenia
- Asthma
- Bi syndrome dominated by Cold
- Whiplash
- Difficulty breathing with chest pain
Associations
Headache
Head Wind
Dizziness
Dizziness affecting vision, with bursting eye pain
Blurred vision with shoulder pain that feels as though broken
Stiff neck with marked aversion to Wind
Legs unable to support the body
Fright epilepsy in children
Stiff neck
Notes
- An important point for dispelling both Interior and Exterior Wind from the head.
- A major point for headache at the occiput or vertex.