LOCATION
3 cun below the axillary fold on the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon , in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.
Features
Tian means heaven and Fu means palace. So this point is located on the upper upper arm , which is a confluence of the Qi of the lung.
Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
Posterior branchial cutaneous nerve，musculocutaneous nerve
Cephalic vein.
Indication
Cough ,wheezing, orthopnoea, asthma, shortness of breathe
Epistaxis, bleeding from mouth, gas poisoning
Goiter, scrofula, throat disorder
Shoulder pain, stiffness
Combinations
Pharyngeal swelling：LU 03 & TE 13 & ST 11
Nosebleed：LU 03 & LI 04
Arm pain：LU 03 & LI 11
穴位
在臂內側面，肱二頭肌橈側緣， 腋前紋頭下3寸處。
特點
此穴位於上臂，為肺氣匯合處。
同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
淺層為臂外側皮神經，深層為肌皮神經。
頭靜脈，肱動、靜脈肌支。
適應症
咳嗽，支氣管炎，哮喘； 鼻出血，吐血；煤氣中毒；肩臂部疼痛等。
穴位配伍療法
癭氣咽腫：1.天府 2.臑會 3.氣舍穴
鼻出血：1.天府 2.合谷穴
臂痛：1.天府 2.曲池