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acupointShuitu
aliasShuimen
international codeST10
bubble_chart Etymology

"Shui" (水), grain fluid retention food; "tu" (突) , channel. The point is beside the larynx, hence the name.

bubble_chart Location

Shuitu (ST10) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the neck, at the midpoint of the line connecting Renying (ST9) and Qishe (ST11); at anterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle, level with the lower border of thyroid cartilage.
  • Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In front of the large tendon of the neck, directly below Renying (ST9) and above Qishe (ST11 )";
  • Leijing Tuyi: "Internally adjacent to trachea".

bubble_chart Anatomy

  • Muscles: platysma; intersection of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle.
  • Nerve: transverse cervical nerve; deeper structures include the cardiac nerves from the sympathetic trunk and the sympathetic trunk.
  • Vessel: the common carotid artery is located laterally.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Avoid arteries, perpendicular insertion 0.5~1.5 cun, no needle retaining.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Descend counterflow, benifit pharynx.

  • Classical: cough with counterflow qi, shortness of breath, sore throat with swelling, obstructed wheezing.
  • Modern: goiter, whooping cough, diaphragm spasm, hemiplegia due to stroke.

bubble_chart Combinations

  • Pharyngeal swelling: Shuitu (ST10), Qishe (ST11).
  • Paroxysmal diaphragmatic spasm: Shuitu (ST10), Tanzhong (CV17), Juque (CV14), Guanyuan (CV4).
  • Whooping cough: Shuitu (ST10), Fengmen (BL12), Baihui (GV20), Qihu (ST13).

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