SI17 Tianrong (Celestial Hood)
天容tiān róngTianrong
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Posterior to the angle of the mandible in the depression on the anterior border of the scm.
Cautions
Caution near facial nerve.
Indications
Conditions for which SI17 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaChillsCoughDeafnessBreathing ProblemsDifficulty SwallowingFeverChest FullnessGoiterUnable to Raise ArmJaw Clenched StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Jaw ClenchedLump ThroatObstruction ThroatChest PainJaw PainNeck PainShoulder PainSore ThroatPharyngitisScrofula NeckSpeech Impairment SwellingCheek SwellingNeck SwellingSwollen ThroatTinnitusVomiting FoamWheezing
TCM actions
What classical sources say SI17 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Rebellion QiBenefit EarsBenefit NeckBenefit ThroatDescend Rebellion Qi
Protocols using SI17
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Confusion, Mood Negative – LI18, SI17, GB12 (doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p40 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, GB02, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863 ↗)
- Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Pharyngeal – SI17, CV23 (doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000386 ↗)
- Insomnia, Restlessness Insomnia, Insomnia Primary – SI17, TB16, GB20 (doi:10.2196/84122 ↗)
- Hypothyroidism – LI04, ST12, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI17, BL20, KD03, LV03, LV04, CV04, GV04 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.5.200 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Trismus – LI04, LI18, LI19, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI17, SI19, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010484 ↗)
- Hypertrophy Adenoid – SI17, CV23 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000032804 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – SI17, PC07, TB05, TB16, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.5114/aoms/204368 ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter, Exophthalmos – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, BL01, BL02, TB13, TB23, GB20, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Anxiety, Sweating, Goiter, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder – LI04, LI17, ST36, SP06, SI17, KD07, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Qi Liver, Goiter, Qi Liver – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, LV03, CV17, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Palpitations, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, HT07, SI17, PC06, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Soreness Throat, Heat, Tonsilitis, Pharyngitis Chronic, Soreness Throat, Pharyngitis Chronic – LU11, LI04, ST44, SI17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside SI17
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI17. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI04Junction Valley8 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
- CV22Celestial Prominence5 protocols
- LI17Celestial Tripod5 protocols
- LV03Great Surge5 protocols
- TB13Upper Arm Convergence5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing3 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring2 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence2 protocols
- GB37Bright Light2 protocols