Meaning

Great Abyss.

Localization

In the recess at the radial edge of the wrist fold, between the tendon of lexor carpi radialis and the tendon of the long muscle that removes the thumb.

Functions

Removes mucus-sputum and helps cleanse the lungs, suppresses cough, cleans upper burner, disperses and removes wind.

Indications

- Lung diseases: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, violation of lungs Qi circulation.
- Affection of the throat: dry throat, sore throat.
- Eye disease: wall eye, inflammation of the eyes.
- Digestive system: abdominal distension, vomiting, belching.
- Cardiovascular system: heart pain, pulselessness, insomnia, depression.
- Features: intercostal neuralgia, deafness, dysmenorrhea, monthly delay, used to normalize qi and blood of the lungs, the treatment of major lung diseases, used in the early stages of the disease associated with the defeat of external pathogenic Qi.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly or at a sharp angle and upward 0.5-0.8 cun. Cauterization.