Taiyuan 太渊 (LU9)
Tàiyuān
| LOCATION | At the wrist crease, on the radial side of the radial artery, in the depression between the scaphoid bone and the radius. |
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| INDICATIONS | Cough, asthma, haemoptysis, pain of the wrist and forearm, weak and irregular pulse, cold limbs. |
| ACTIONS | Tonifies lung qi, regulates the vessels, resolves phlegm. |
| NEEDLING | Perpendicular insertion 0.2 to 0.3 cun; displace the artery before inserting. No moxa cone on the artery. |
| MOXIBUSTION | Mild-warm moxibustion 5 to 10 minutes. |
| CAUTION | Before inserting, press the radial artery aside with the fingernail; never needle into the vessel. |
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