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Alternate names: 天顶 tiān dǐng, Celestial Summit; 天项 tiān xiàng, Celestial Nape

Channel: LI, hand yáng brightness (yáng míng) large intestine channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the anterolateral aspect of the neck, superior to the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle.

Classical location: Above the supraclavicular fossa, one cùn below Protuberance Assistant (LI-18). From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The external jugular vein. Superficially, the supraclavicular nerve on the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle (m. sternocleidomastoideus) just where the cutaneous cervical nerve emerges; deeper, the phrenic nerve.

Action: Disinhibits the throat and clears lung qì.

Modern indications: Loss of voice; painful swollen throat; scrofula; goiter.

Classical indications: Fulminant loss of voice and qì block; throat impediment (hóu bì); throat rale.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒7 cones; pole 5‒10 min.

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