UB 5 - Acupuncture Point - Wu Chu

UB 5 Names

• English Name: Fifth Place
• Pinyin Name: Wu Chu
• Chinese Character: 五處

Location

• .5 cun behind UB 4 or 1 cun above the AHL and 1.5 cun lateral to the AML or 1.5 cun lateral to GV 23.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 5 Clinical Uses

• Local point for headache and/or eye pain.
• Epilepsy, yang ascension issues (manic episodes, dizziness, etc.)
• Sinus congestion, stuffy head.

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UB 5 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 5 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Liver Yang Rising
• Liver Fire
• Liver Wind
• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

UB 5 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Headache
• Eye Problems
• Epilepsy (Seizure)
• Manic Depression
• Dizziness (Vertigo)
• Sinusitis

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".