LU-09, Tai Yuan, 太 渊, Supreme Abyss
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| Categories |
| Shu Stream point • Yuan Source point • Vessels Hui Point • Mother Point |
| Location |
| Located at the wrist transverse crease (line at the base of the pisiform bone) • In the depression between the tendon abductor pollicis longus and the radial artery |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.3 to 0.5 cun |
| Description: Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun, avoiding radial artery |
| Caution: Avoid Radial artery |
| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| YUAN SOURCE POINT: Tonlify lung qi and yin (for LU Qi and LU yin deficiencies) • Respiratory problems - cough with watery phlegm, asthma, wheezing, dyspnea, shortness of breath, frequent yawning • Throat (dry throat, oppression) |
| Energetics 2 |
| HUI MEETING POINT - PULSE and VESSELS: 1) Bleeding - blood vessel disorders in general (vomiting, spitting, or coughing blood) 2) Blood stasis - harmonize qi in blood in the vessels. 3) Pulse - Heart pain (choppy pulse or pulseless) |
| Energetics 3 |
| SHU-STREAM / EARTH POINT: Rebellious stomach qi • Belching • Damp joint pains and also LOCAL ISSUES: Pain in inner aspect of arm • Pain in wrist, shoulder, back, and supra-clavicular fossa |
| Energetics 4 |
| Buddha's Triangle (HT-07, PC-06, LU-09) for stress, anxiety and feeling down. |
| Energetics 5 |
| LUO/ YUAN SOURCE COMBINATION (LU-9 and LI-6): Open and regulate the water passages • Treat acute edema, especially in the upper part of the body, with lack of sweating and difficult urination.[42] • Chest oppression, hot palms, cough, throat swelling, dry throat, sweating, breast and shoulder pain, phlegm expectoration, breathlessness[35] |
| Energetics 6 |
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