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
- 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.
- 02At the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, level with the mandibular angle, about 1 cun below GB-12 Wangu.
- 03Posterior and inferior to the mastoid process, at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid, near the hairline.
Puncture
- 01Needle straight in, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 02Moxibustion may be used.
- 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.