Large Intestine Meridian

LI18 [IC18]
FUTU [Futotsu, The Excellent Support, Support the Protuberance, Support the Prominence]

Localisation:

at the level with the tip of the laryngeal prominence, between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle

• at the dorsal edge of the frontal part of the sternocleidomastoid process

• at the height of ST9

Category of Points:

Functions:

• benefits the throat and voice
• alleviates coughing and wheezing

Indication:

• disorders in the area of the mouth and throat, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, sudden loss of voice, goitre, scrofula
• hypotension, hypertension
• cough, cough with phlegm, wheezing, asthma

Remarks:

• regulates the energy flow between the head and body
• has a regulating effect on the blood pressure
• for difficulties when swallowing and chronic disorders of the voice LI18 is used in conjunction with or alternatively to ST9