Tian Chong Point: A Key Acupuncture Point for Treating Headaches and Gum Inflammation

February 26, 2024

Tian Chong point is one of the acupuncture points in our body and is considered as an effective point for treating gum inflammation and pain. This is mainly because it is located in the head and massaging it can relieve the pain!


【Massage Method】

Treatment principle: Tonify with moxibustion if cold, disperse with acupuncture if hot.

Daily health care: Use the tip of the index finger to press and knead vertically downwards, feeling sore and distended. Do it once in the morning and evening.

Acupuncture method: Tian Chong point, needle 0.3-0.5 inch along the skin.

Moxibustion method: Tian Chong point, apply moxa for 5-10 minutes.


【Indications】

Tian Chong point is used to treat diseases of the head and face, as well as mental disorders. For example, headaches, tinnitus, gum inflammation, stiff neck, epilepsy, palpitations, and easy startle.

Diseases of the nervous system: Headaches, epilepsy.

Diseases of the sensory organs: Gum inflammation, tinnitus, hearing loss, thyroid enlargement.

Tian Chong point is also commonly used to treat vascular headaches and neurogenic hearing loss.


【Combination of Acupoints】

Tian Chong point is combined with Jingming point and Fengchi point to treat headaches.

Tian Chong point is combined with Baihui point and Touwei point to promote meridian circulation and relieve pain, mainly for treating headaches.

Tian Chong point is combined with Tiantu point and Shuitu point to disperse lumps and masses, mainly for treating goiter.

Tian Chong point is combined with Baihui point, Neiguan point, and Taichong point to regulate liver and qi, calm the mind, mainly for treating hysteria.

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