Tongtian

1. 014 cun above the front hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
2. 021.5 cun behind UB-6 Chengguang and 4 cun inside the hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
3. 03Note: the glabella (M-HN-3 Yintang) to the lower edge of the occipital protuberance (DU-16 Fengfu) spans 14 cun. This point sits 1.5 cun lateral to that line — equivalently, 1 cun in front of and 1.5 cun lateral to DU-20 Baihui.

1. 01Needle subcutaneously, 0.3–0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert transversely, 0.5–1 cun.
4. 04Insert transversely toward either the front or back of the head, 0.5–1 cun, producing a local sensation of distention.

• ·Subdues Wind
• ·Clears the nose
• ·Benefits and regulates the nose
• ·Brightens the eyes
• ·Stops convulsions
• ·Opens the Orifices
• ·Dispels Wind from the upper body
• ·Clears the head

• ·Severe headache
• ·Facial paralysis
• ·Dizziness
• ·Vertigo
• ·Vertex headache
• ·Convulsions
• ·Rhinitis
• ·Unconsciousness
• ·Migraine
• ·Giddiness
• ·Nasal congestion
• ·Nasal polyps
• ·Nasal sores
• ·Goiter
• ·Dyspnea
• ·Hemiplegia
• ·Pain and heaviness at the vertex
• ·Torticollis
• ·Cervical adenopathy
• ·Epistaxis
• ·Nasal furuncle
• ·Rhinorrhea with copious mucus
• ·Coma
• ·Deviation of the mouth
• ·Suffocation
• ·Heavy head
• ·Nasal obstruction
• ·Anosmia
• ·Nasal discharge
• ·Facial swelling
• ·Stiff neck
• ·Collapse upon standing suddenly
• ·Hysteria
• ·Sinusitis

Several modern studies indicate moxibustion is contraindicated at this point.

• ·As an important local point, it expels both Exterior and Interior Wind from the head.
• ·It is a key head point for treating nasal disorders of all kinds.