Name

太 淵

• Tai Yuan
• Great Abyss
• Supreme Abyss

Location

On the wrist crease, on the lateral side of the radial pulse

Nature

• Shu-Stream Point and Yuan-Source Point
• Earth Element, therefore it is the Mother Point, tonification point of the Lung
• Gathering Point of the blood vessels

Actions

• Tonifies the Lung and its functions.
• Treats Spleen, disperses Earth if there is excess Phlegm: diarrhea, vomiting, belching, knot in the stomach, vomiting with diarrhea, epigastric obstruction
• Pain in the hollow of the clavicle, back pain
• Gathering point of the blood vessels: has an effect on hemorrhages in the upper part of the body, such as coughing with blood, epistaxis.
• Agitation of the manic agitation type
• Nervousness, insomnia (due to chest oppression). Combined with SP-1, SP-4, SP-6

Comments

Main point for tonifying Lung-Qi and Lung-Yin, especially in chronic Lung pathologies.

Interactions

• Pneumonia: BL-13
• Belching: HT-7
• Agitation: SP-4 SP-1 BL-13 SP-9 SP-6

Treatment

• Needling: 0.2 CUN