Stomach 9, Abbreviated as ST 9, Transliterated Renying in Chinese, Man’s Prognosis (Carotid Artery) in English.
ST 9 Acupuncture Point Location:
On the neck, lateral to the Adam’s apple, on the anterior border of muscle sternocleidomastoideus, where the common carotid artery pulsates.
ST 9 Acupuncture Point Indications:
- Sore throat, scrofula, goiter
- Asthma, hemoptysis
- Hypertension, apoplexy, hemiplegia
- Arthralgia of the knee
ST 9 Acupuncture Point Benefits:
Regulates Qi and Blood, subdues rebellious Qi, benefits the throat and neck.
Classification:
Crossing point of the Stomach and Gall Bladder Meridians.
Window of the Sky point
Sea of Qi point
