Wuchu BL-5
Chinese: 五处
Pinyin: Wǔ Chù
Location
1 cun within the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
It is also 0.5 cun posterior to Quchai BL-4.
How to locate
Measure 1 cun within the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
On the other hand, this point is at the medial third and lateral two-thirds of the distance from anterior midline to the line vertically from Touwei ST-8.
Shangxing DU-23 is located at the same level and on the midline.
Main actions
- Expels Interior Wind
- Subdues Rebellious Liver Qi
Needling
Transversely 0.5–1 cun.
Commentary for Wuchu BL-5
Like its neighboring points of the Bladder Channel, Wuchu BL-5 is able to expel Wind, especially the Interior Wind of Governing Vessel. Thus it treats symptoms such as epilepsy, convulsions or spine rigidity in children during a febrile disease.
Furthermore, it subdues Liver Yang and Rebellious Liver Qi.