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| acupoint | Renying |
| alias | Tianwuhui |
| meridian | foot yangming stomach meridian |
| international code | ST9 |
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Next to larynx at neck, at anterior edge of sternocleidomastoid muscle, at the pulse point of common carotid artery. 1.5 cun beside larynx.
Intersecting point. Zhenjiu Dacheng: intersecting point of foot yangming and shaoyang.
bubble_chart Etymology
"Ren" (人), human; "ying" (迎) refers to welcome and accept. Huangdi Neijing Taisu Yang Shang-shan note: "Located on both sides of the throat, foot yangming meridian receives qi of five zang-organs and six fu-organs to nourish human body, hence it is called 'Renying'".
Renying (ST9) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
- Lingshu‧Hanrebing: "In front of sternocleidomastoid muscle";
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "At neck, where the large artery pulses, beside larynx";
- Suwen‧Yinyang Lei Lun Wang Bing's note: "Beside larynx...1.5 cun".
- Muscles: platysma, followed by sternocleidomastoid.
- Nerves: transverse cervical nerve, cervical branch of facial nerve; the deep layer is the carotid bulb; the deepest layer is the sympathetic trunk, and the lateral side is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve and the vagus nerve.
- Vessels: There is the superior thyroid artery in the deep layer, which is approximately the junction of the internal and external carotid arteries; the superficial vein in the anterior neck; and laterally, the internal jugular vein.
With the patient in a supine position, slowly insert the needle to a depth of 0.3 to 0.5 cun perpendicularly. Avoid puncturing arteries or veins, do not retain the needle, and avoid performing acupuncture in a seated position or with excessive stimulation. Direct moxibustion is contraindicated.
Calm qi, descend inversion.
- Classical: sore throat, cough, chest fullness, wheezing, hyperthyroidism, scrofula, cholera, headache, high fever, delirium with delusional vision and hearing, swollen nape, stuffy breath, inability to eat, tinnitus and lumbago, vomiting with phlegm.
- Modern: acute and chronic laryngitis, tonsillitis, hypertension, hypotension, goiter.
