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POINT: SI-17 (SMALL INTESTINE-17)  

NAME: TIANRONG

English: Heavenly Appearance
Also Known As: Heaven Appearance
Heaven's Contents
Heaven's Reception

LOCATION:

  • Posterior and inferior to the angle of the mandible at the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  • In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
    Note: Palpation of the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is made easier if the patient turns the head away from the side to be needled while you apply resistance to the chin. If the transverse process of C-2 is palpable, locate and needle the point anterior to it.

NEEDLING:

  • Directed towards the root of the tongue. anterior to the carotid vessels, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularlyc0.5 to 0.7 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Straight insertion towards the root of the tongue, 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness extending to the root of the tongue or the throat region.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Window of the Sky (Window of Heaven) point

ACTIONS:

  • Resolves Damp-Heat
  • Expels Fire-Toxin
  • Clears the channel
  • Benefits the neck and throat
  • disperses swelling
  • Descends Rebellious Qi
  • Benefits the ears

INDICATIONS:

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Sore throat
  • Pharynx and larynx swollen and painful
  • Pharyngitis
  • Laryngitis
  • Tonsillitis
  • Pain and fullness in the chest preventing breathing
  • Severe coughing
  • Trismus
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Stiff tongue with an inability to speak
  • Throat Bi
  • Obstruction of the throat
  • Scrofula of the neck
  • Wheezing
  • Asthma
  • Vomiting foam
  • A sensation of obstruction in the throat
  • Foreign body sensation in the throat
  • Pharynx swollen as if blocked
  • Throat constricted
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Swelling of the cheek
  • Neck swelling
  • Simple goiter
  • Cervical adenitis
  • Parotitis
  • Swelling and soreness of the neck
  • Distention and soreness of the neck
  • Neck abscess, preventing speech and turning of the head
  • Clenched teeth
  • Chills and fever
  • Pain of the shoulder with inability to raise the arm

COMBINATIONS:

LI-18
Futu
REN-23
Lianquan
UB-42
Pohu
ST-11
Qishe
UB-45
Yixi

LI-5
Yangxi

SI-19
Tinggong
GB-2
Tinghui
SJ-3
Zhongzhu

Cough with Rebellious Qi

Dyspnea

Vomiting of foam

Clenched teeth

Oppressive sensation of the chest with an inability to catch the breath

Deafness and tinnitus

SI-12
Bingfeng

LI-4
Hegu

UB-10
Tianzhu
 LI-4
Hegu

Pain of the shoulder with an inability to raise the arm

Tonsillitis

Pharyngitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This point resolves Exterior or Interior Damp-Heat.