NAME
YUZHEN
LOCATION
1.3 cun lateral to DU-17 Naouhu, on the lateral part of the upper margin of the external occipital protuberance.
NEEDLING
Transverse insertion 0.5-1 cun.
Slanted insertion 0.3-0.5 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Expels Wind and Cold
Alleviates pain
Benefits the nose and eyes
INDICATIONS
Occipital headache
Pain from Head Wind that is difficult to endure
Dizziness
Neck pain with inability to turn the head and neck
Aversion to Wind
Anhidrosis
Heaviness of the head and neck
A cold sensation in half of the head
A cold head with copious sweating
A red face
Cheek pain
Eye pain
Bursting eye pain
Nearsightedness
Nasal congestin
Loss of the sense of smell
Chills and fever
Vomiting
Madness
Mad walking
Epilepsy
Collapse on sudden standing
Myopia
Vertigo
COMBINATIONS
GB-12 Wanggu | DU-19 Houding GB-4 Hanyan | DU-22 Xinhui |
Pain at the nape of theneck. | Wind dizziness. | Head Wind. |
DU-20 Baihui GB-15 Toulinqi DU-23 Shangxing | ||
Nasal congestion. |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
UB-19 Yuzhen is one of the ******Three Gates******, which includes DU-4 Mingmenand DU-1 Changqiang, which make up ******the small heavenly circuit****** used in Qigong.