NAME
RENYING
LOCATION
Level with the laryngeal prominence, this point is located on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle where the pulse of the common carotid artery can be felt.
1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence.
Level with the tip of and 1,5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage.
Note: the carotid artery lies just beneath and can be readily palpitatedat the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. This point lies between the carotid artery lateral border of the thyroid cartilage.
Note: Ask the patient to lie flat and remove any pillow. Palpate the laryngeal prominence and the, laterally, the the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage. A little more laterally than this, the carotid artery may be felt. Use the index finger of one hand to define and enlarge the space between the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage and the artery and needle into this space with the other hand.
Note: in females the laryngeal prominence is not as pronounced as in males. If it is indistinct, palpate the depression formed by the lower border of the hyoid bone and the upper border of the thyroid cartilage at the midline. The laryngeal prominence lies just below this.
Level with the tip of the Adam's apple where the pulsation of the common carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the m. sternocleidomastoideus.
NEEDLING
Straight or slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, extending toward the shoulder.
Caution: avoid penetrating the artery.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: Care should be taken to avoid penetrating the artery which must be palpated and then held laterally during needling, by using the index finger and thumb of one hand above and below the point.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Avoid puncturing the common carotid artery.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Se of Qi point
Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel
Window of Heaven point
ACTIONS
Regulates Qi and Blood
Benefits the throat and neck
Lowers Rebellion
Alleviates pain
Removes masses
Relieves swelling
INDICATIONS
Asthma
High Blood pressure
Low Blood pressure
Dyspnea
Vomiting
Diarrhea with vomiting
Headache
Distention and soreness of the throat
Cough
Swellings on the neck
Dizziness
Visual dizziness
Red face
Fullness of the chest
Shortness of breath
Sudden turmoil disorder
Pulseless syndrome
Esophageal constriction with inability to swallow
Speech impairment
Sore throat
Swollen larynx
Throat Bi
Goiter
Scrofula
Wheezing
Delirium
Lumbar pain
Sprain and acute pain in any region of the body
Suffocation
Cervical adenopathy
COMBINATIONS
| Joined to SI-17 Tianrong LI-4 Hegu ST-36 Zusanli M-UE-32 ZeqianKI-3TaixiPC-6NeiguanSP-6Sanyinjiao | LI-11 Quchi ST-36 Zusanli or DU-20 Baihui LI-11 Quchi LIV-3 Taichong | DU-26 Renzhong LIV-3 Taichong PC-6 Neiguan DU-25 Suliao |
| Goiter | Hypertension | Low Blood pressure |
| PC-6 Neiguan SJ-1 Guanchong SP-6 Sanyinjiao ST-36 Zusanli | LI-13 Shouwuli | SJ-21 Ermen ST-36 Zusanli |
| Sudden turmoil disorder, headache, chest pain and dyspneic rales | Scrofula (moxa 30 times) | Tinnitus with lumbar pain (first needle ST-9) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Moxibustion is contraindicated. If you needle too deeply, you can kill the patient.
NOTES
For acute lumbar sprain, needle this point bilaterally or on the affected side. It is said that this point should be needled to revive a patient who is about to die. It is used in Excess patterns characterized by Excess Qi at the top part of the body (Excess above and Deficiency below).