穴义

太，甚大；渊，深潭。
太，有旺盛的意思。穴位局部脉气旺盛如深渊。

Meaning

Tai, great; yuan, deep pool.
Tai means abundance. The Qi of meridian in the local part of this point is abundant as in a deep pool.

定位

腕横纹桡侧端，桡动脉桡侧凹陷中。

Location

On the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery.

主治

咳嗽，气喘，咯血，胸痛，咽喉痛。

Indication

Cough, asthma, hemoptysis, pain in the chest and throat.

针法

直刺0.3-0.5寸

Method

perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 cun.

备考

输穴原穴

Remarks

Shu-Stream and Yuan-Source point.