扶突 (Fútū) — Support the Prominence
Large Intestine channel · point 18
Traditionally used for
- Nose & throat
- Cough & breathing
- Digestion
Cautions & contraindications
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Location
On the anterior aspect of the neck, level with the superior border of the thyroid cartilage, between the anterior and posterior borders of sternocleidomastoid.
How to locate: From the top of the Adam's apple draw a horizontal line back across sternocleidomastoid, which stands out when the head is turned to the opposite side. The point is on this line midway between the muscle's anterior and posterior borders; ST9 lies on the same level at the anterior border.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Cited needling
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 0.3–0.5 cunskindeeper
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Oblique insertionDepth 0.5–0.8 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 118 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Functions
- Benefits the throat and voice
- Descends rebellious qi and relieves cough
Indications
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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