Tianchi (PC1)
Tianchi (PC1), “Celestial Pool”, is a point on the Pericardium meridian. It is point 1 of the 9 on the channel. Unbinds the chest, descends rebellious Qi and benefits the breast.
Location
In the fourth intercostal space, 5 cun lateral to the anterior median line, 1 cun lateral to the nipple.
Functions according to tradition
Unbinds the chest, descends rebellious Qi and benefits the breast.
Traditional indications
- Chest oppression
- Cough
- Mastitis
- Insufficient lactation
- Hypochondriac pain
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Two or more channels meet here, so it is credited with acting on all of them.
Precautions
Needle obliquely and shallowly: the lung lies beneath.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- KI23 Shenfeng (Kidney): Chest oppression, Cough, Mastitis
- ST15 Wuyi (Stomach): Chest oppression, Cough, Mastitis
- ST16 Yingchuang (Stomach): Chest oppression, Cough, Mastitis
- KI24 Lingxu (Kidney): Chest oppression, Cough, Mastitis
- SP18 Tianxi (Spleen): Cough, Insufficient lactation, Mastitis
- SP20 Zhourong (Spleen): Chest oppression, Cough, Hypochondriac pain
Point profile
- Code
- PC1
- Pinyin name
- Tiān Chí
- Characters
- 天池
- Translation
- Celestial Pool
- Meridian
- Pericardium
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Crossing point
- Topics
- Chest, Breast, Cough
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