Ren22 Tiantu ( Vc22 )

Location In the centre of the suprasternal fossa

Indications Asthma , cough , sore throat . dry throat , hiccup , sudden hoarseness of the voice , difficulty in swallowing , goiter .

Method First puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 2 inch and then insert the needle tip downward along the posterior aspect of the sternum - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature Superficially , the jugular arch and the branch of the inferior thyroid artery ; deeper , the trachea ; inferiorly , at the posterior aspect of the sternum , the inominate vein and aortic arch .

Innervation The anterior branch of the supraclavicular nerve .