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.
Cautions
Caution near carotid artery; avoid deep needling.
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.
AsthmaBenefit Descend RebellionBenefit NeckBenefit NeckBenefit Regulate BloodBenefit Regulate QiBenefit ThroatBenefit ThroatDescend RebellionSpiritual Relating To Physical World DisorderSpiritual Relating To Physical World DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderDizzinessBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsDifficulty SwallowingDifficulty SwallowingEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionChest FullnessChest FullnessGoiterHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood PressureHypotension Low Blood PressureHypotension Low Blood PressureItchiness ThroatItchiness ThroatPainLower Back PainLower Back PainHeadacheHeadacheSore ThroatSore ThroatPhlegm ThroatPhlegm ThroatPulse / Heart Rate Pulseless SyndromePulse Heart Rate Pulseless SyndromeFacial RednessFacial RednessRegulate BloodRegulate QiScrofula SwellingThyroiditisTonsillitisVomiting
Protocols using ST09
- Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015)
- Atherosclerosis Carotid, Arterial Stiffness Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24 (https://doi.org/10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354)
- Headache, Insomnia, Nausea, Vertigo, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Mild, Heaviness Head – LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-380)
- Dizziness, Headache, Insomnia, Vertigo, Palpitation, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Mild – ST09, KD03, PC06, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-380)
- Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Risk, Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, PC06, GB34, GV20 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04601-3)
- Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1)
- Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation – LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2418719)
- 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 (ZHANG Cheng, MA Yuan-xu, YAN Ye. Clinical Effects of Acupuncture for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 13-14)
- Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems – LU02, LU04, LU05, LU07, LU08, LU09, LU10, ST09, ST10, ST15, ST16, ST20, ST36, ST37, ST40, SP12, SP18, SP19, SP20, HT01, HT07, SI04, BL13, BL14, BL15, BL18, BL27, KD04, KD07, PC01, PC07, TB02, GB25, GB40, GB44, LV02, LV13, CV03, CV14, CV17, CV22, GV11, GV14, GV20 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dizziness – LU03, LI08, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST45, SP06, HT05, SI01, SI07, SI16, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL17, BL18, BL30, BL43, BL56, BL58, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB16, TB19, TB23, GB08, GB11, GB14, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH16, XH31, XH37 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Throat – LU10, LU11, LI03, LI17, LI18, ST09, ST10, ST11, HT09, SI02, SI16, SI17, KD06, TB09, CV21, CV22, XH06 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Scrofula – LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI17, LI18, ST05, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, HT01, HT02, HT03, SI10, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB13, TB16, TB17, GB21, GB23, GB38, GB41, LV03, XH15, XU01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)