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rx
point
UB- 2 (UB-2): III-2: an zhu
acupuncture
definition
an zhu = gathered bamboo; collect bamboo
location: At the medial tip of the eyebrow, in supraorbital notch, directly above the inner canthus.
actions: dispels Wind and Cold; clears Heat; spreads Heat and Qi in the head; clears cerebral congestion; benefits and brightens the eyes; removes Obstruction to lacrimation; reinforces Kidney Water and nourishes Liver Wood (both in relation to the eyes); drains the sinuses and decongests the nose; invigorates the channels and stops pain
indications: mental exhaustion; hallucinations; nightmares; hysteria with vision loss; infantile convulsions; cerebral congestion; dizziness; Cold and Hot headaches; headache in the area around the eyebrows; supraorbital pain; sinusitis; spasms of the eyelid; eyes red, swollen and sore; itching eyes; blurred vision; myopia; optic nerve atrophy; exophthalmos of hyperthyroidism; acute conjunctivitis; keratoleukoma; convergent strabismus; hayfever; allergic rhinorrhea; sneezing aggravated by exposure to light and wind; excessive lacrimation; facial paralysis; trigeminal neuralgia; stiff neck; nausea; vomiting; perspiration acid and rancid (Mann, p. 30)
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, producing a local sensation of distension; eye diseases: the needle may be inserted at a slant and joined to UB-1, 0.5 - 1.0 cun, producing distension and pain locally and around the eye; headache or facial paralysis: the needle should be transversely inserted and joined to yu yao, 1.0 - 1.5 cun, producing distension and pain locally and around the eye; supraorbital neuralgia: insert needle transversely toward the inner canthus, 0.5 cun, possibly producing a numb, electrical feeling spreading toward the neck (Shanghai, p. 147)
combinations:
» joined to yu yao, GB-20 and LI-4 for frontal headache (Shanghai, p. 147);
» with UB-1 and GB-41 clears Heat and brightens the eyes (Finkelstein, p. 37);
» with St-8 for eye pain and headache (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 196); for painful eyes (Shanghai, p. 147);
» with tai yang, GB-20 and LI-4 for acute conjunctivitis (Shanghai, p. 147);
» with yu wei and LI 4 for sore eyes (Shanghai, p. 147)
» with GB-14, LI-4 and Kd-7 for diplopia (Shanghai, p. 146)
» with yi ming, UB-1 and St-36 for opacity of the vitreous body (Shanghai, p. 147);
» with St-2 and CV-24 for facial muscle spasm (Shanghai, p. 147).
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