LI 18 Acupuncture Point is called as fú tū. Fu means Side. Tu means prominence. Tu refers to the laryngeal prominence. The point is beside the Adam’s Apple.
LI 18 Acupuncture Point Location
On the neck, on the sternocleidomastoid muscle, 3 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence. Needle perpendicularly 0.3 – 0.5 cun.
Level with tip of laryngeal prominence, between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM
LI 18 Acupuncture Point Names
fú tū 扶突
Support the Prominence
Large Intestine 18 Protuberance Assistant
Speciality
- Window of Heaven Point
- Major Window of Sky Point.
Caution
Functions
- Benefits the throat and voice
- Relieves cough and wheezing
Indication
- Cough
- Asthma
- Sore Throat
- Hoarseness of Voice
- Scrofula
- Goiter
- swelling, pain of throat, sudden loss of voice, goiter, scrofula, difficulty swallowing
- Cough, wheezing, asthma
Diseases
Asthma, cough and sore throat.
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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