UB 7 - Acupuncture Point - Tong Tian

UB 7 Names

• English Name: Celestial Connection
• Pinyin Name: Tong Tian
• Chinese Character: 通天

Location

• 1.5 cun posterior to UB 6 or 4 cun above the AHL and 1.5 cun lateral to the AML.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 7 Clinical Uses

• Clear wind and resolve the exterior - important point for sinus congestion, sinusitis, rhinitis, nosebleed, nasal polyps.
• Loss of sense of smell.
• Headaches and/or dizziness from wind and congestion.
• Neck pain and stiffness, throat goiter.
• Fainting, deviation of the mouth as from wind-stroke.

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UB 7 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 7 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

UB 7 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Sinus Infection
• Sinusitis
• Rhinitis
• Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
• Headache
• Fainting (Loss of Consciousness)
• Neck Pain
• Nasal Polyps

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".