LI-17 (Tian Ding) Celestial Tripod

Acupuncture Points on this Channel LI-01 LI-02 LI-03 LI-04 LI-05 LI-06 LI-07 LI-08 LI-09 LI-10 LI-11 LI-12 LI-13 LI-14 LI-15 LI-16 LI-17 LI-18 LI-19 LI-20

Acupuncture Points on the Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming

Actions:

• Benefits the throat and voice

Indications:

• Sudden loss of voice, sore throat, scrofula, goiter.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: On the lateral side of the neck, 1 cun inferior to Futu L.I.-18, on the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the lateral side of the neck, at the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, beside the laryngeal protuberance, at the midpoint of the line connecting Futu (Ll-18) and Quepen (ST-12).

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.