太冲穴 LV-3

Location: On the dorsum of the foot, in the hallow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.

The Location of Tai Chong LV-3 from A Manual of Acupuncture by Deadman

Needling: In the direction of Yong Quan (涌泉穴) KD-1, 0.5 to 1.5 cun (刺向涌泉方向，进针0.5至1.5寸)

Action:

1. Spreads Liver Qi （疏肝理气）

2. Subdues Liver Yang and extinguishes wind （平抑肝阳，熄风）

3. Nourishes Liver blood and Liver Yin (滋养肝血肝阴)

4. Clear the head and eyes (清头明目)

5. Regulates menstruation (调经)

6. Regulates the lower Jiao (调理下焦)

Indication:

1. Headache, dizziness, numbness of the head, opisthotonos, contraction of the sinews of the hands and feet, epilepsy, childhood fright wind, deviation of the mouth, tetany, hypertension.

头痛，眩晕，头部麻木，角弓反张，手脚拘挛，癫痫，小儿惊风，口唇歪斜，手足抽搐，高血压。

2. Distention and pain of the lateral costal region, inability to catch the breath all day long, sighing, swelling of axilla, pain of the Liver and Heart, Heart pian with a wiry pulse, distention of the heart, breast pain, epigastric or abdominal pain, periumbilical pain, pain and fullness of the hypogastrium, shan disorder, sudden shan disorder in children, swollen testicles, retracted testicles, unilateral sagging of the testicale, pain of the genistals.

胁肋胀痛，整日上气不接下气，善太息，腋下肿，心区肝区疼痛，心区疼痛现弦脉，心满胀，胸痛，胃脘疼痛，脐周疼痛，下腹部满痛，疝气，小儿突发疝气，阴囊肿，阴囊收缩，单侧阴囊下垂，阴痛。

3. Insomnia，easily fearful

失眠，易惊

4. Blurred vision, cloudy vision, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes.

视物昏花，目翳遮睛，目赤肿痛。

5. Cracked lips, swelling of the lips, distention of the throat, pain of the throat, dry throat with desire to drink, internal heat with thirst, low grade fever, death-like green complexion.

口唇干裂，唇肿，喉咙发胀，咽喉疼痛，咽干欲饮，内热口渴，低烧，面见肝之青色欲死。

6. Amenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, incessant uterine bleeding, uterine prolapse, ceaseless and profuse sweating after childbirth, insufficient lactation.

闭经，月经不调，子宫出血不停，子宫脱垂，产后大汗淋漓，乳汁不足。

7. Enuresis, difficult urination, retention of urine, painful urinary dysfunction, the five types of painful urinary dysfunction, deficiency-taxation oedema.

遗尿，排尿困难，尿滁留，淋症，五淋，虚劳水肿

8. Jaundice, vomiting, vomiting blood, nausea, constipation, difficult defecation, borborygmus, diarrhoea containing undigested food, diarrhoea with thin stools, bloody diarrhoea and dysenteric disorder, blood in the stool.

黄疸，呕吐，呕血，恶心，便秘，排便困难，腹鸣，下利清谷，大便糖稀，痢疾下血，便血。

9. Emaciation, insufficiency of essence (semen) in men, seminal emission, insufficiency of qi.

消瘦，男性精不足，遗精，气不足。

10. Lumbar pain radiating to the lower abdomen, lumbar pain, pain of the inner and outer knee, pain of the lower leg, flaccidity and weakness of the legs, inability to walk, cold sensation in the knees and feet, cold feet, pain of the inner malleolus, swelling of the elbow, contraction of the five fingers.

腰痛放射至小腹，腰痛，膝盖内外疼痛，小腿疼痛，腿部软弱无力，无法行走，膝盖和足发冷，足冷，脚踝内侧疼痛，手肘肿，五指难以屈伸。