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UB-45 Yixi - Wail of Grief

English:	Surprise
Also Known As:	Hall of Grief

Location

3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra and level with UB-16 Dushu.
3 cun lateral to DU-10 Lingtai, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.

Needling

Oblique insertion, 0.3-0.5 cun.
Caution: Deep perpendicular needling or deep oblique needling in a medial direction, carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.
Slanted insertion, 0.5-0.8 cun.
Puncture obliquely downward, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

Actions

Expels Wind
Clears Heat
Descends Lung Qi
Invigorates Qi and Blood
Alleviates pain

Indications

Cough
Dyspnea
Febrile disease with no sweat
Visual dizziness
Attack by Wind with absence of sweat
Eye pain
Epistaxis
Malaria
Headache in children while eating
Five-sole-Heat
Agitation
Intercostal neuralgia

Shoulder pain
Scapular pain
Back pain that radiates to the lumbar region with distention and pain in the hypogastrium
Pain in the lateral costal region radiating to the Heart and Lungs
Abdominal distention
Contraction of the axilla
Pericarditis
Asthma
Hiccups

Combinations

ST-36 Zusanli	LI-18 Futu SI-17 Tianrong REN-23 Lianquan UB-42 Pohu ST-11 Qishe	SJ-16 Tianyou GB-20 Fengchi
Abdominal fullness	Cough with rebellious Qi Dyspnea Vomiting of foam Clenched teeth	Swelling of the face (needle UB-45 first)
DU-24 Shenting DU-23 Shengxing KI-1 Yongquan LU-10 Yuji SP-2 Dadu	LU-5 Chize UB-17 Geshu UB-63 Jinmen
Visual dizziness	Contraction and Cold of the shoulder and back with pain of the inner scapula

Contraindications

Notes

This point is used for mental pain and grief.
It is used for people who cannot cope with pain and anguish.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	Wail of Grief is for grief and mental pain, a cry of anguish. It serves a person breaking under the weight of grief or of physical or mental pain, who has hit their limit and finds it is all too much. This point settles everything and brings the person back to themselves. Like a kind of window, it can let out deep pain on any Causative Factor (CF); the diaphragm holds emotion, and this point is the outer Associated Effect Point (AEP) of the diaphragm.
Worsley	Allows us to express ourselves freely in all our emotions. Location: On the back, 4 ACI from the midline, level with the dip between the T6 and T7 spinous processes. Needle depth: 3 fen Moxa: 5-15 cones
When to Consider	For a patient who cannot deal with the pain of loss, who is in the grief with their Qi stuck For someone who needs to acknowledge the grief, which is stuck and not moving When a person is breaking under the weight of their grief and can't face life anymore For people who hold on to inner pain and keep their emotions in When someone close has recently died and part of the person's own image, their sense of self, has died too When someone's worst underlying emotion is grief, even if there has been no loss When a person feels defeated and crushed by life When grief is unstoppable, relentless and ongoing, or is expressed out of proportion When a person cannot grieve and the grief that belongs to a loss is not expressed When emotional pain has torn the person away from their spirit; it supports the spirit and keeps the connection during grief
Combinations	UB-13 Lungs Correspondence then UB-45: powerful for a Metal CF LI-4 Joining of the Valleys and LU-8 Meridian Gutter after UB-45: on a Metal CF, a clearing out of the gutter and of held emotional pain
Notes	Outer Bladder line point Often used after the upper Kidney points Help them go to that place so they can express it, wail it; sit with someone in their grief and ask about someone lost, and you'll be amazed at what can open up Moxa and tonify; people can relax, drop and breathe, and feel that something has lifted off

From Class

BL-45 Yixi for shingles: Outer bladder point just below the heart-shu level ('wail of grief') is his main shingles point, with draining Aggressive Energy — heat in blood as unfulfilled desire.

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.