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LU-9

太渊

Tài Yuān

Taiyuan

Location · 定位

腕横纹桡侧端，桡动脉搏动处

At the radial end of the wrist crease, in the depression where the radial artery pulsates

Needling

直刺 0.2–0.3 寸

可灸

Special Categories

输穴原穴土穴八会穴之脉会

Actions · 功效

supplements the lung and boosts qi
stops coughing and transforms phlegm
frees and regulates the blood vessels

Indications · 主治

咳嗽、气喘、咯血cough, asthma, hemoptysis
胸痛、无脉症chest pain, pulseless disease
手腕无力疼痛weakness and pain of the wrist

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-tai-yuan,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Tài Yuān 太渊 (Taiyuan) — LU-9},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/tai-yuan},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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