Lingshu‧Genjie: "Hand taiyang is rooted in Shaoze (SI1)...enters Tianchuang (SI16)...".

[Origin]

Tian refers to the upper part; window refers to the hole. The point is located on the neck near the ear orifice, hence the name.

[Location]

Tianchuang (SI16) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Under the curved cheek, behind Futu (LI18), the artery should be in the middle of the hand."
• Zhenjiu Jicheng: "Two inches below the straight ear."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: the anterior edge of the trapezius muscle, the posterior edge of the levator scapulae muscle, and the deep part of the splenius capitis muscle.
• Nerve: Lesser occipital nerve.
• Vessels: Postauricular artery and vein and branches of occipital artery and vein.

[Manipulation]

Avoid blood vessel perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 inch. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 9 strong, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 10 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Clear throat, reduce swelling, restore voice.

• Classical: Cheek swelling and pain, shoulder pain, tinnitus, deafness, acute hoarseness, inability to speak, cold throat and broken voice, apoplexy, throat pain, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, hyperthyroidism, neck pain, headache, urticaria, madness, shoulder pain, tooth decay, sweating, hemorrhoid fistula disease.
• Modern: Goiter.

[Recipe]

• apoplexy, muteness, inability to speak, and slow movement: first moxibustion Tianchuang (SI16) fifty strong to extinguish the fire, then move moxibustion Baihui (GV20) fifty strong, After that, Tianchuang (SI16) was fifty strong and still had moxibustion.
• Speechless: Tianchuang (SI16), Yifeng (TE17).
• tonsillitis: Single moth, Tianchuang (SI16) point... Use the needle to prick the affected side one or two inches deep, to the appropriate place in the throat, and then come out.
• The spin makes the patient swallow saliva without any problem, and it is very effective.
• Tianchuang (SI16), Chize (LU5), Shenmen (HT7), Zusanli (ST36), Taixi (KI3), and three needles at Shaoshang (LU11) and at the base of the thumb nail.
• Gall: Tianchuang (SI16), Naohui (TE13).