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LI 17 Acupuncture Point

LI 17 Acupuncture Point

LI 17 Acupuncture Point is called as tiān dǐng. Tian means Heaven. Ding means an ancient cooking vessel with two loop handles. Tian means Upper. The head looks like a Ding. This point is below the ear at the neck.

LI 17 Acupuncture Point
LI 17 Acupuncture Point

LI 17 Acupuncture Point Location

At the anterior margin of the posterior triangle of the neck, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, 1 cun inferior to LI 18 at the level of the laryngeal prominence. Needle perpendicularly 0.3 – 0.5 cun.

1 cun inferior to LI-18, on the posterior border of the SCM

LI 17 Acupuncture Point Names

tiān dǐng 天鼎

Heaven’s Tripod

Large Intestine 17 Celestial Tripod.

Speciality

Caution

Functions

  • Descends Lung qi, stops cough and wheezing
  • Transforms phlegm, clears heat, regulates water passages
  • Benefits the throat and voice
  • Descends Stomach qi

Indication

  • Sore Throat
  • Hoarseness of Voice
  • Scrofula
  • Goiter
  • cough (with possible phlegm/blood/pus), wheezing, asthma
  • heat in chest, fever/chills, sweating
  • throat obstruction, sudden loss of voice,
  • nasal congestion, swelling of the face (facial edema)
  • pain in the shoulder, back, and chest
  • nausea/vomiting
  • skin pain, goiter

Diseases

Skin disorders.

Discomfort

Area of Protection

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