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bubble_chart Etymology

Tonsil is an anatomical term. This point can treat tonsillitis and other symptoms such as sore throat and hoarseness caused by tonsillitis, so it is named tonsil point.

bubble_chart Location

bubble_chart Anatomy

In the platysma muscle and submandibular gland, along the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, through the stylohyoid muscle and digastric muscle, to the hyoidoglossus muscle. The superficial layer contains the facial artery and vein; the mandibular branch of the facial nerve, the cervical branch, and the anterior cervical cutaneous nerve. There is the lingual artery in the deep layer; there is the hypoglossal nerve.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Insert the needle tip upward 1 to 2 cun obliquely to bring the needling sensation to the throat or neck.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Acute and chronic laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, hoarseness.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Chronic tonsillitis: tonsil points, Yuji (LU10); fever plus Dazhui (GV14), Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4); yin deficiency plus Taixi (KI3).
• Acupuncture for tonsillectomy: tonsil point, Hegu (LI4).
• Throat pain after tonsillectomy: tonsil point, Tianzhu (BL10).