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CV22 · 任脉

Tiantu tiān tū · 天突

Location. On the anterior midline, in the centre of the suprasternal fossa.

Category. Meeting point of the yin linking vessel 阴维脉交会穴

A classical point for the throat and for the Lung.

定位。颈前区,胸骨上窝中央。

特定穴。Meeting point of the yin linking vessel 阴维脉交会穴

咽喉与肺系的古典要穴。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Classically needled obliquely downward behind the sternum after shallow insertion. Deep perpendicular needling risks the trachea and the great vessels.

Other points on the Conception Vessel

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