Pin Yin Name
Taiyuan
Point Categories
Shu-StreamYuan-SourceEarth PointHui-Meeting Point of the Vessels
Meeting Point Of
Channel
Lung
Conditions
English Name
Supreme Abyss
Kiiko Matsumoto Acupuncture
Location:
At the wrist joint, in the depression between the radial artery and the tendon of abductor pollicis longus, level with Shenmen HT7.
Actions:
- Tonifies the Lung and transforms phlegm
- Promotes the descending function of the Lung
- Regulates and harmonizes the one hundred vessels
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Indications:
- Shu-stream and yuan-source, thus the principal Lung channel point to tonify Lung qi and yin deficiency: cough, cough with watery phlegm, wheezing, dyspnea, asthma, SOB, much yawning, heat in the palms, dry throat.
- Regulates the one hundred vessels and the gathering (zong) qi: spitting, coughing or vomiting blood, agitation with Heart pain and a choppy pulse, manic raving, pulseless syndrome.
- Regulates the Lung channel: pain of the shoulder, back, supraclavicular fossa, inner arm and wrist.