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    CV 22
    Tiantu
    tiān tū ( 天突 )
    Celestial Chimney, Heavenly Prominence, Heavenly Projection

Tiantu (CV 22)

Location

On the anterior midline, in the center of the suprasternal fossa.

Indications
  • Asthma, cough, wheezing, sudden hoarseness of the voice, sore throat, dry throat
  • Hiccup, difficulty swallowing 
  • Goiter
Applications
  • Descends rebellious qi
  • Benefits the throat and voice
Techniques

Needle perpendicularly 0.2 cun, and then turn the needle tip downward along the posterior border of the sternum and insert 0.5-1.0 cun.

Remarks
Special Points Remarks: 
Window of the Sky Point