Name

扶突

• Fu Tu
• Support of the Prominence
• Support the Projection

Location

At the height of the Adam's apple, between the bellies of the sternocleidomastoid. At the same height are in front the ST-9 and behind the SI-16

Nature

• Crossing Point of the divergent Large Intestine channel and divergent Lung channel: passes through the Lung.
• Window of Heaven Point

Actions

• Eliminates Phlegm
• Activates Qi in case of Qi stagnation
• Benefits the throat
• Cough with abundant phlegm
• Wheezing, shortness of breath
• Sudden or chronic loss of voice

Treatment

• Needling: 0.3 CUN, perpendicular, better not to leave the needle in, only stimulate and withdraw.
• May be moxabustied.

Interactions

• Sudden loss of voice: SI-16, TE-6, GB-7, HT-4
• Cough with phlegm: ST-40, CV-22