[Origin]
House, residence. The point is close to the trachea, hence its name.
[Location]
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Qishe (ST11) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
In the neck, the upper edge of the medial end of the clavicle, the depression between the sternal head and the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle; when in the supraclavicular fossa.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "On the neck, directly under Renying (ST9), Xia Tiantu (CV22) "The trapped one";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Tiantu (CV22) opens one inch and five points";
- Leijing Tuyi "There is a chip on the bone tip."
[Anatomy]
- Muscles: Platysma, between the clavicular head and sternal head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- Nerve: medial supraclavicular nerve, loop muscle branch of hypoglossal nerve.
- Vessel: superficial anterior jugular vein, deep common carotid artery.
[Manipulation]
Puncture shallowly 0.3~0.5 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 ~ 5 strong, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 ~ 10 minutes.
[Efficacy]
disinhibiting benifiting the pharynx throat, eliminating goiter swelling.
- Classical: pharyngitis, cough, shortness of breath, strong neck, scrofula, hiccup, swollen shoulders, galls, pharyngeal swelling, choking, inability to eat, and diarrhea.
[Recipe]
- Diarrhea: moxibustion Pishu (BL20), Guanyuan (CV4), Shenshu (BL23), Fuliu (KI7), Fu'ai (SP16), Changqiang (GV1), Taixi ( KI3), Dachangshu (BL25), Sanli, Qishe (ST11), Zhongwan (CV12).
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