The correct way to take Taiyuan point is to tilt the palm up and take the point on the transverse carpal stripe, located in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery.
Taiyuan is a Chinese medicine point, the meeting point of the veins, belonging to the Taiyin Lung meridian of the hand, positioned in the anterior region of the wrist, between the navicular bone and the radial tuberosity, in the ulnar depression of the tendon of the thumbscrews.
This point is covered with the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm and the superficial branch of the radial nerve, with the radial artery and radial vein on the inner side. The correct way to take Taiyuan is to tilt the palm up and take the point on the transverse stripe of the wrist, located in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery.
Taiyuan acupoint is the main point for all pulse diseases, and it is the tonic for lung deficiency, so it occupies an important position in the human body acupoints. It is used for treating wrist and arm pain; pulselessness; cough and lung diseases such as asthma.
Note that acupuncture treatment needs to be operated by a professional acupuncturist, not blindly operated by oneself to avoid causing injury.