SI-17 (Tian Rong) Celestial Countenance
  Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
- Point of the Window of Heaven
Actions:
- Benefits the neck and throat and disperses swelling
- Descends rebellious Qi
- Benefits the ears
Indications:
- Deafness, tinnitus, sore throat, swelling of the cheek, foreign body sensation in the throat, goiter.
Location
CAM:
- Posterior to the angle of mandible, in the depression on the anterior border m. sternocleidomastoideus.
AMOA:
- In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM