Tiantu (RN 22)

Tian = sky, Tu = what protrudes, what sticks out (suddenly)

Location of Tiantu

Tiantu is located just above the suprasternal notch (upper border).

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications of Tiantu

• Tiantu helps dissolve phlegm and mucus, clear the voice and calm coughing, when the throat feels scratchy;
• It is a local point for disorders such as goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) and thyroid problems ;
• It is used for plum-pit syndrome (Mei He Qi), a tight throat.

Widely used in children; do not press too hard, as their trachea is very soft.