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SI-17

天容

Tiān Róng

Tianrong

Location · 定位

下颌角后方，胸锁乳突肌前缘凹陷中

Posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Needling

直刺 0.5–1 寸

可灸

Actions · 功效

clears heat and benefits the throat
reduces swelling and disperses nodulation

Indications · 主治

咽喉肿痛、扁桃体炎sore swollen throat, tonsillitis
耳鸣、耳聋tinnitus, deafness
颈项肿痛swelling and pain of the neck

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-tian-rong,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Tiān Róng 天容 (Tianrong) — SI-17},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/tian-rong},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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