NAME
TONGTIAN
LOCATION
4 cun directly above the anterior hairline and 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
1.5 cun posterior to UB-6 Chengguang and 4 cun within the hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
Note: the distance between the glabella (M-HN-3 Yintang) and the lower border of the occipital protuberance (DU-16 Fengfu) is measured as 14 cun. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to this line. It can also be located 1 cun anterior and 1.5 cun lateral to DU-20 Baihui.
NEEDLING
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
Transverse insertion towards the front or back of the head, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Subdues Wind
Clears the nose
Benefits and regulates the nose
Brightens the eyes
Stops convulsions
Opens the Orifices
Eliminates Wind from the upper body
Clears the head
INDICATIONS
Severe headache
Facial paralysis
Dizziness
Vertigo
Vertex headache
Convulsions
Rhinitis
Loss of consciousness
Migraine
Giddiness
Nasal congestion
Nasal polyps
Nasal sores
Goiter
Dyspnea
Hemiplegia
Pain and heaviness of the vertex of the head
Torticollis
Cervical adenopathy
Epistaxis
Furuncle of the nose
Rhinorrhea with abundant mucous
Coma
Deviated mouth
Suffocation
Heavy head
Nasal obstruction
Anosmia
Nasal discharge
Swollen face
Stiff neck
Collapse on sudden standing
Hysteria
sinusitis
COMBINATIONS
| DU-23 Shangxing | GB-15 Toulinqi | UB-6 Chengguang |
| Nasal obstruction and discharge | Nasal congestion | Deviation of the mouth with profuse, clear nasal discharge |
| DU-15 Yamen UB-59 Fuyang | GB-19 Naokong DU-17 Naohu | UB-8 Luoque |
| Heaviness of the head | Pain and heaviness of the head | Collapse on sudden standing |
| DU-23 Shangxing M-HN-3 Yintang LI-4 Hegu | M-HN-9 Taiyang GB-20 Fengchi LI-4 Hegu | |
| Rhinitis | Headache |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
According to several modern tests, this point is contraindicated to moxibustion.
NOTES
This is an important local point that expels both Exterior and Interior Wind from the head. It is an important point on the head to treat all diseases of the nose.