bubble_chart Etymology "Taiyi" (太乙 or 太一) originally means the primordial or the very beginning. In ancient times, it was believed that the deity Taiyi resided at the North Star. As recorded in the "Shiji-Tianguan Shu": "Among the stars of the central palace, the brightest one is where Taiyi permanently resides." The point is located in the middle-upper abdomen, near Tianshu (ST25) (named after the first star of the Big Dipper) point, hence the name.
bubble_chart Location
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Taiyi (ST23) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
In the upper abdomen, 2 cun above the navel (
Xiawan (CV10)), 2 cun lateral to the midline, at the lower 1/3 fold of the line connecting
Burong (ST19) and
Tianshu (ST25).
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: rectus abdominis and its sheath.
- Nerve: branch of the eighth intercostal nerve.
- Vessels: branches of the eighth intercostal artery and vein and inferior epigastric artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 10 ~ 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
- Classical: manic and depressive psychosis, epigastralgia, intestinal hernia, beriberi, enuresis, upset, tongue thrusting.
- Modern: vomiting.
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