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Neijing

Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture

SJ-16

Tianyou

Window of Heaven

Autres nomsHeaven's Window

Méridien
San Jiao
Classification
Fenêtre du Ciel

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Localisation

  1. 01On the side of the neck, directly below the posterior edge of the mastoid process, level with the angle of the mandible, at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  2. 02At the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, level with the mandibular angle, about 1 cun below GB-12 Wangu.
  3. 03Posterior and inferior to the mastoid process, at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, near the hairline.

Puncture

  1. 01Needle straight in, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
  3. 03Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.

Fonctions du point

Window of Heaven point

Actions

  • Benefits the head and sense organs
  • Regulates and descends Qi

Indications

  • Headache
  • Rigidity of the neck
  • Facial swelling
  • Blurred vision
  • Sudden-onset deafness
  • Loss of the sense of smell
  • Nasal congestion
  • Restless, confused dreaming
  • Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head
  • Swelling in the supraclavicular fossa
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Sore eyes
  • Excessive dreaming
  • Impaired hearing
  • Dim vision
  • Eye pain with inability to see
  • Lacrimation
  • Rhinitis with nosebleeds
  • Wind dizziness
  • Head Wind
  • Swelling of the submandibular region
  • Throat Bi
  • Scrofula
  • Breast swelling
  • Malaria
  • Sore throat
  • Constricted throat

Associations

  • Sudden-onset deafness

  • Wind dizziness and headache

    • UB-45 (needle first)
    • GB-20

    Facial swelling

  • Nasal discharge accompanied by an inability to distinguish pleasant smells from foul ones

  • Excessive tearing

  • Pain in the shoulder and back

  • Neck stiffness with inability to turn the head

  • A tired/strained throat, neck swelling with inability to turn the head, and cheek swelling radiating to the ear

  • Deafness

Notes

  • Together with the other Window of Heaven points, this point can regulate and balance Qi between the head and the body.
  • It treats inversion Qi — chaotic, rebellious Qi surging upward to the head.