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SI-11

天宗

Tiān Zōng

Tianzong

Location · 定位

肩胛骨冈下窝中央凹陷中，约肩胛冈下缘与肩胛骨下角连线上1/3处

In the center of the infrascapular fossa, at the junction of the upper and middle third of the line from the midpoint of the spine of the scapula to the inferior angle of the scapula

Needling

直刺或斜刺 0.5–1 寸

可灸

Actions · 功效

relaxes the sinews and frees the connecting vessels
regulates qi and reduces swelling

Indications · 主治

肩胛疼痛、肩周炎scapular pain, frozen shoulder
上肢不遂upper limb motor impairment
乳痈breast abscess

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-tian-zong,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Tiān Zōng 天宗 (Tianzong) — SI-11},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/tian-zong},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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