Tianrong (SI17)
Tianrong (SI17), “Celestial Countenance”, is a point on the Small Intestine meridian. It is point 17 of the 19 on the channel. Benefits the throat and ears and disperses nodules of the neck.
Location
On the neck, posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression anterior to sternocleidomastoid.
Functions according to tradition
Benefits the throat and ears and disperses nodules of the neck.
Traditional indications
- Sore throat
- Deafness
- Goitre
- Scrofula
- Neck swelling
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Group of points on the neck and shoulders that, according to the classics, regulate the passage of Qi between the head and the body.
Precautions
Needle shallowly and perpendicularly: the carotid artery runs just anterior.
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.
- LI17 Tianding (Large Intestine): Goitre, Scrofula, Sore throat
- GB10 Fubai (Gallbladder): Deafness, Scrofula
- ST10 Shuitu (Stomach): Goitre, Sore throat
- ST11 Qishe (Stomach): Goitre, Sore throat
- LI18 Futu (Large Intestine): Goitre, Sore throat
- ST12 Quepen (Stomach): Scrofula, Sore throat
Point profile
- Code
- SI17
- Pinyin name
- Tiān Róng
- Characters
- 天容
- Translation
- Celestial Countenance
- Meridian
- Small Intestine
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- Window of Heaven
- Topics
- Throat, Ear, Neck
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
