NAME
TIANCHUANG
LOCATION
On the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, level with the laryngeal prominence.
3.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, at the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, 0.5 cun behind LI-18 Futu.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.7 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Window of Heaven (Window of the Sky) point
ACTIONS
Benefits the throat and voice
Regulates Qi
Calms the Shen
Activates the channel
Alleviates pain
Clears Heat
INDICATIONS
Deafness
Tinnitus
Ear pain
Throat pain
Swelling and pain of the cheek
Heat sensation of the skin of the face
Urticaria
Shoulder pain radiating to the neck
Shoulder pain leading to stiffness of the neck with inability to turn the head
Goiter
Sudden loss of voice
Sudden loss of voice following Windstroke
Hoarseness due to Cold in the throat
Lockjaw
Clenched teeth from Windstroke
Headache
Manic ghost talk
Mania-depression
Slowness and lethargy
Neck pain
COMBINATIONS
| LI-5 Yangxi SJ-1 Guanchong SJ-2 Yemen SJ-3 Zhongzhu | SJ-5 Waiguan | DU-16 Fengfu PC-8 Laogong |
| Dear pain Deafness and tinnitus | Deafness and tinnitus | Throat pain |
| SJ-13 Naohui | SJ-6 Zhigou LI-18 Futu GB-7 Qubin HT-4 Lingdao | HT-4 Lingdao REN-22 Tiantu |
| Goiter | Sudden loss of voice | Sudden loss of voice with lockjaw |
| SJ-17 Yifeng | REN-22 Tiantu | |
| Lockjaw | Heat sensations on the skin of the face |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This point is used for people who can't tell the pure from the impure.