Meaning

Celestial Tripod. Tianding point LI.17, Qishe ST.11, Quepen ST.12 form a triangle, resembling the legs of the tripod.

Localization

In the anterior region of the neck, at the level of the lower edge of the thyroid cartilage, at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, from the point of Fu Tu LI.18 down 1 cun.

Functions

Unblocks channels, removes phlegm.

Indications

- Affection of the throat: pain and swollen mucosa, sudden voice loss, difficulty swallowing ("plum bone" syndrome), goiter, paralysis of the muscles of the sublingual area, papillomas in the neck.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 cun. Cauterization.