The function and benefits of massaging Tiantu point can relieve and treat cough, asthma, aphonia, vomiting, hiccups, swelling and pain, etc. Where is the specific location of Tiantu point and how to find it? This paper illustrates the location map of Tiantu point and specific massage techniques with examples.

Location map of tiantu point

The tiantu point is located in the neck of human body, on the current median line, between the two clavicles, and in the center of the suprasternal fossa.

Acupoint anatomy in the center of sternal notch, between the left and right sternocleidomastoid muscles, the deep layer is sternohyoid muscle and sternal thyroid muscle; Subcutaneous jugular vein arch, branches of inferior thyroid artery, deep trachea, innominate vein, posterior aortic arch under the sternum; Deep nerve with anterior branch of supraclavicular nerve.

Selection and operation method of Tiantu point

The exact location of tiantu point: the center of the depression of the superior fossa on the sternal stalk. There is only one way to operate Tiantu point: press with fingers, bend downward and inward with thumb, a kind of force, the patient feels very comfortable, knead for 200 times, and make the patient swallow and swallow saliva. Tiantu point has two functions: to make the qi and blood of the throat and meridians unblocked (generally painless), which is convenient for anti-inflammation; For some patients with symptoms of plum blossom, pressing Tiantu point can treat and eliminate the feeling of plum blossom.