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SI17 · 手太阳小肠经

Tianrong tiān róng · 天容

Location. In the lateral region of the neck, posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

The last neck point before the meridian turns upward onto the cheek. The name is read as "celestial appearance", one of several classical names on the neck that use 天.

定位。在颈外侧部,下颌角后方,胸锁乳突肌前缘凹陷中。

小肠经颈部的最后一穴,此后经脉上行至面颊。穴名解作「天之容」,属古典颈项部以「天」命名的一组穴位。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Close to the carotid bifurcation, the internal jugular vein and the vagus nerve, and near the nerves that supply the tongue and the floor of the mouth. Needling here is a practitioner judgement; not suitable for self-treatment.

Other points on the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine

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