UB 9 - Acupuncture Point - Yu Zhen

UB 9 Names

• English Name: Jade Pillow
• Pinyin Name: Yu Zhen
• Chinese Character: 玉枕

Location

• 1.3 cun lateral to GV 17 or 2.5 cun above the PHL, 1.3 cun lateral to the PML in depression level with GV 17.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 9 Clinical Uses

• Expels wind-cold - nasal congestion, chills and fever, headaches from wind.
• Occipital headaches and/or neck pain, heavy head.
• Eye pain and/or redness, blurry vision.
• Unbalanced temperature/sweating - cold sensation in head with sweats, or no sweating in heat disease.
• Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the cerebellum (muscle coordination, equilibrium). Useful for stroke recovery, ALS, MS, Parkinson's, etc.

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UB 9 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 9 TCM Patterns

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

• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold
• Liver Wind

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

UB 9 Conditions Treated

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

• Headache
• Eye Problems
• Sinus Infection
• Common Cold
• Sinusitis
• Fever
• Stroke (CVA)
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Parkinson's Disease (PD)

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