ST09 Renying (Man's Prognosis)

Location

Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle.

Indications

Conditions for which ST09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say ST09 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using ST09

The 50 best-sourced of 53, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Limbs Numbness, Limbs Pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Abnormal Sensation Limbs – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60003-9 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Paresis Facial, Contracture Facial, Spasm Facial, Synkinesis Facial, Stiffness Facial – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-71 ↗)
• Hypertension, Blood Pressure Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, PC06, LV03, GV20, GV23 (doi:10.1155/2013/808971 ↗)
• Hypertension, Medication Side Effects Diarrhea, Medication Side Effects Fatigue, Medication Side Effects Flushing, Medication Side Effects Palpitations – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 ↗)
• Dizziness, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo, Palpitation, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Mild – ST09, KD03, PC06, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-380 ↗)
• Headache, Insomnia, Nausea, Vertigo, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Mild, Heaviness Head – LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-380 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Facial Asymmetry, Facial Stiffness, Facial Muscle Weakness – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke, Stroke Recurrence – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2171-5 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation – LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2023/2418719 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Risk, Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, PC06, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04601-3 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid, Arterial Stiffness Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
• Vertigo, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency – ST09, GV20 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3676 ↗)
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Neck Discomfort – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST09, ST10, ST36, CV12 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.15.008 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – LI04, ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT05, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV22, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.16808/j.cnki.issn1003-7705.2018.01.067 ↗)
• Carotid Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis Carotid – ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, PC06, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.025074 ↗)
• Hypertension – LI11, ST09, ST36 (doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000179 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST09, SI18, GB14, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240611-0002 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
• Globus Sensation, Pharyngitis Chronic, Phlegm Throat, Globus Pharyngeus – ST09, PC06, CV22 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06193-0 ↗)
• Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Morning – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Morning – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, BL40, PC06, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.04.002 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Cerebral Infarction, Hypertension Essential, Cerebral Infarction – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.001 ↗)
• Hypertension, High Blood Pressure – ST09 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.05.007 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Essential – ST09, SP06, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.006 ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Hypertension Essential – ST09 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.006 ↗)
• Reflux, Reflux Laryngopharyngeal – ST09, PC06, CV22 (doi:10.1007/s00405-022-07698-9 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial, Hemifacial Spasm – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04601-3 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Hypertension – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Wrinkles – ST05, ST06, ST07, ST09, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240824-0001 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – ST09 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.006 ↗)
• Difficulty Swallowing, Difficulty Swallowing – LI04, LI18, ST09, PC06, LV03, CV22 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Hot Flushes, Hot Flushes – ST09, SP06, HT06, KD03, KD06, LV03, CV04, GV15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Hypertension – LI04, LI11, ST09, SP06, SI03, KD06, TB05, GB20, GB21, LV02, LV03, GV14 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Voice Lost, Voice Lost – LI04, LI18, ST09, HT05, PC05, CV23, GV15 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Soreness Throat, Soreness Throat – LU01, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI04, LI18, ST09 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Hyperthyroidism, Thyroiditis Subacute – ST09, GB20 (李心虹. ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT OF SUBACUTE THYROIDITIS WITH HYPERTHYROIDISM AT THE LATE STAGE. 世界针灸杂志：英文版, 1996)
• Pharyngitis, Pharyngitis Chronic – ST09, CV22 (Wang Quan-Quan et al.. [Therapeutic effect of acupoint-injection combined with electroacupuncture on chronic pharyngitis].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2016)

Most often selected alongside ST09

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley21 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles19 protocols
• LV03Great Surge18 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend17 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate15 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection11 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool9 protocols
• TB17Hurricane8 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences7 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary7 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring6 protocols
• ST06Jaw Bone6 protocols

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