"Wu" (五), five; "chu" (處), location or position. This point is one of the five points from Wuchu to Yuzhen (BL9), as mentioned inSuwen-Qixue Lun: "Five rows on the head, with five points in each row" , hence the name.

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Wuchu (BL5) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1.5 cun lateral to governor vessel, 1.5 cun from Shangxing (GV23)";
• Lingshu Jingmai Yi: "0.5 cun posterior to Qucha (BL4)".

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• Muscle: frontalis.
• Nerve: lateral branch of frontal nerve of trigeminal nerve.
• Vessels: frontal artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Subcutaneous insertion 0.3~1 cun along skin. Moxibustion is generally not applied.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Dispel wind, unblock orifice, discharge heat.

• Classical: vertigo, heaviness and pain in head, sweating, chills and fever, spasm and convulsion, depressive psychosis, blurred vision, allergic rhinitis and epistaxis, frequent hiccup, wheezing, stiff spine with backward arching, constant sneezing, wind-induced Bi-syndrome.
• Modern: trigeminal neuralgia.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Stiff spine with backward arching: spasm and convulsion, depressive psychosis, headache: Wuchu (BL5), Shenzhu (GV12), Weizhong (BL40), Weiyang (BL39), Kunlun (BL60).
• Sweating with chills and fever: Wuchu (BL5), Zanzhu (BL2), Shangwan (CV13).