Name

天突

• Tian Tu
• Celestial prominence
• Heavenly Imprint
• Celestial Elevation

Location

In the suprasternal fossa, 0.5 CUN above the sternum

Nature

• Crossing point with Yin Wei Mai
• Window of Heaven Point

Actions

• Cough, trachea problems, asthma, sore throat, difficulty swallowing
• Sensation of foreign body in the throat, globus hystericus
• Vocal cord problems, loss of voice
• Thyroid

Needling

• Learn well from a teacher how to needle this point.
• Touch the point 0.5 CUN higher: incline the needle: the needle will touch the bone on the posterior border of the manubrium: abrade slightly and withdraw.

Interactions

• Phlegm-Heat in the lung: CV-17, LI-4, ST-40
• Loss of voice: HT-4, KI-10, KI-7, ST-40, KI-2
• Shortness of breath and cough: CV-17