Tian Tu 天突 (CV 22)
TRANSLATION: | Heavenly Projection |
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TYPE: | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel and the Yin Linking Vessel channels; Window of the Sky point |
LOCATION: | In the center of the suprasternal fossa |
NEEDLE INSERTION: | a) 90° insertion, b) Needle 90° first, then inferiorly along sternum |
NEEDLE DEPTH: | a) 0.2-0.3 cun, b) 0.2-0.3 cun first, then 0.5-1.0 cun |